NPP TOPS POLLS

The results of the local authorities' election- the first ever since 2018 and under the government led by the National People's Power (NPP) -started emerging last night, indicating a clean edge for the ruling National People's Power (NPP).

- By KELUM BANDARA

The big takeaway is twofold. The first side is that the NPP which swept the Parliamentary and Presidential Elections last year, still remains popular among people since it is clearly ahead of the other parties. The other is that Sri Lankan politics is moving further away from the longstanding duopoly of the two main traditional political forces.

At last year's national elections, the NPP cut into the vote banks of the main parties. In the run-up to the local election, the party directed its rhetoric at wiping out the traditional parties.