Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's new Marxist president?
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.
After Economic Crisis, Sri Lanka Swears In Marxist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Voters backed Marxist coalition leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, rejecting an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.
Dissanayake wins Sri Lankan election
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian nation toward economic ruin.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake Sworn in as Sri Lanka's Ninth President amidst Economic Hopes
Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's ninth president, promising to bolster the economy and fight corruption. Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party, defeated Sajith Premadasa in the recent election.
JVP/NPP leader elected as new president of Sri Lanka
The dramatic increase in the vote for the JVP/NPP is a product of two inter-related processes—the seething hostility and anger of broad layers of the population over the social crisis; and support for the JVP/NPP in sections of the ruling class as the means for suppressing that opposition.
A Communist president in Sri Lanka? Or will an ex-president's son help the elites cling on?
Sri Lanka will hold its first election after the Indian Ocean island's economy collapsed in 2022, resulting in massive public protests, known a
Congress Salutes Anura Kumara Dissanayake's Presidential Victory in Sri Lanka
The Congress Party congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his win in the Sri Lankan presidential elections. Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party, won against Sajith Premadasa.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as Sri Lanka's next President; here's all about him
Following the first elections since the country's economic crisis, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)'s broader coalition National People's Power (NPP), was elected as Sri Lanka's next President.
Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president
The election came as the country seeks to recover from a severe economic crisis that led to shortages of essentials such as foods, medicines, cooking gas and fuel in 2022.
Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following the South Asian nation’s worst financial crisis in decades.
Sri Lanka Leftist Candidate Takes Early Lead in Election Count
A Sri Lankan leftist politician who’s pledged to fight corruption in the crisis-hit economy took a convincing early lead as votes were counted in Saturday’s presidential election.
How Sri Lanka’s New Leader Moved From Marxist Rebellion to Mainstream
In the late 1980s, Anura Kumara Dissanayake joined a Marxist-Leninist party that sought to assassinate Sri Lanka’s leaders ...
Sri Lanka's New President Is India's Latest Concern But Can Colombo Afford To Ignore New Delhi? | Opinion
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Dissanayake, his X post had some serious message for Sri Lanka.
JVP victory and its effect on the Lankan economy
T he victory of Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist-Leninist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP, People’s Liberation ...
Marxist political outsider takes oath as new Sri Lanka president as voters reject establishment parties
His victory follows a period of both political and fiscal turmoil that led to former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s ...