Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP) party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, secured a historic majority in the general election, winning 107 seats. With this sweeping victory, Dissanayake gains greater power to pursue anti-poverty reforms.

In the first major political test for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's NPP, Sri Lanka on Thursday headed to elect a new parliament. Back in September, the ruling party failed to secure 50 percent of the vote in the presidential elections.

Sri Lankans have voted in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery