Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election ... - ABC News
WEB14 hours ago · He said Dissanayake represented the spirit of the 2022 uprising during which angry Sri Lankans ousted then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and called for a “system change” and “new faces in ...
Sri Lanka 2024 election results updates: Dissanayake declared …
WEB1 day ago · Behind the leading duo of Dissanayake and Premadasa, and the third-placed Wickremesinghe, was Namal Rajapaksa, the son of Sri Lanka’s former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa. The 38-year-old came fourth ...
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake promises change as his ...
WEB3 days ago · Dissanayake's anti-corruption, pro-poor pledges win him presidency ... and Namal Rajapaksa, the eldest son of two-time president Mahinda Rajapaksa, was also one of the 38 candidates in the fray. ...
PM Modi congratulates Anura Dissanayake on winning Sri Lanka’s ...
WEB19 hours ago · News; World; PM Modi congratulates Anura Dissanayake on winning Sri Lanka's presidential election; PM Modi congratulates Anura Dissanayake on winning Sri Lanka’s presidential election It was Sri Lanka’s first election since mass protests in 2022 which led to the ouster of ex-President Gotabaya …
Sri Lanka elects Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix ...
WEB1 day ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been declared the winner of the island nation’s presidential election, according to the Election Commission of Sri Lanka. The Marxist-leaning Dissanayake, 55, leader ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count
WEB1 day ago · Early results on Sunday morning showed Dissanayake with a commanding lead, winning close to 50% of votes counted. A candidate needs 51% of the total vote to be declared the winner. Mr Premadasa is ...
Sri Lanka Elects Leftist Leader Dissanayake as President - The New …
WEB1 day ago · Sept. 21, 2024, 11:09 p.m. ET. The Marxist candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, led the early counting in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections on Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the ...
Marxist leader Anura Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential …
WEB1 day ago · After the historic second round of counting for the presidential election, Dissanayake secured 42% of the votes to be elected as the 9th president of Sri Lanka, followed by opposition leader Sajith Premadasa with 32%, according to tallies released by the Election Commission, news agency AP reported.
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as …
WEB1 day ago · He said Dissanayake represented the spirit of the 2022 uprising during which angry Sri Lankans ousted then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and called for a “system change” and “new faces in politics.” It was a strong showing for Dissanayake, who won just over 3% of votes in a previous presidential election in 2019.
Who is Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake? - BBC
WEB16 hours ago · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden country’s first election since its economy collapsed in 2022. The ...
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