Sri Lanka, May 7 -- The Sri Lankan public handed another strong mandate to ruling the National People's Power at the 2025 Local Government (LG) election.

Although the number of votes and the overall vote share reduced in comparison to the recent Presidential and Parliamentary elections, the NPP polled more than double the amount received by the main opposition, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya. The NPP could not replicate its strong showing at the past two elections among urban voters and north and eastern votes.

Notably, the NPP failed to win outright the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) despite continuous campaigning by the party and Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

The result of the CMC which was released this morning indicated no ov...