Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election ... - ABC News
WEB12 hours ago · The Associated Press. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the ...
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's new Marxist …
WEB3 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis that hit the South Asian island nation two years ago. Dissanayake, whose pro …
Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president
WEB9 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis. Dissanayake, 55, who ran as head of the Marxist-leaning National People’s Power coalition, defeated opposition leader ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president - BBC
WEB9 hours ago · Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn into office, promising "clean" politics as the country recovers from its worst economic crisis. The left-leaning Dissanayake has ...
Sri Lanka election results: Marxist-leaning Dissanayake elected as ...
WEB13 hours ago · Gabrielle Fonseca Johnson/Reuters. COLOMBO Reuters —. Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight ...
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as …
WEB23 hours ago · Eranga Jayawardena/AP. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by the Election Commission Sunday, as ...
Who is Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake? - BBC
WEB14 hours ago · Dissanayake was born on 24 November, 1968 in Galewela, a multi-cultural and multi-religious town in central Sri Lanka. Raised as a member of the middle-class, he is public school educated, has a ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Left-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka …
WEB1 day ago · No candidate won more than 50% of the total votes in the first round, where Dissanayake got 42.31% while his closest rival, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, got 32.76%.
Sri Lanka Elects Leftist Leader Dissanayake as President - The New …
WEB1 day ago · Mr. Dissanayake secured 42 percent of Saturday’s high-turnout vote, about 80 percent. His closest competitor, the opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, received about 33 percent of the votes cast.
Sri Lanka election: Marxist leader Dissanayake ... - Associated Press News
WEB1 day ago · Updated 2:24 AM PDT, September 22, 2024. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake was leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe from the race, as officials on Sunday began a second round of vote counting for the first time in the nation’s ...
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