President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power party, which currently holds only three seats, seeks to secure 113 seats for a parliamentary majority to implement economic reforms.
The election follows Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis, which led to a 2022 debt default, IMF bailout, and the resignation of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa amid mass protests.
The rapid rise of an inexperienced NPP leadership threatens stability and economic recovery, as many candidates lack political experience and their Marxist-leaning policies could jeopardize the IMF agreement and international debt restructuring efforts.