Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix …
WEB16 hours ago · COLOMBO Reuters —. 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 ...
Left-leaning Anura Dissanayake claims victory in Sri Lanka's ...
WEB1 day ago · Sri Lanka has elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following its worst ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected president of Sri Lanka as …
WEB16 hours ago · Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular among youth, won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election ...
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 ...
Sri Lanka's left-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected ... - Sky News
WEB18 hours ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won the most votes in Sri Lanka's first presidential election since mass protests in 2022 saw the country's then president forced to flee and resign.
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka is new Sri Lanka's …
WEB19 hours ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, the 55-year-old leader of the People's Liberation Front, won the presidency with 42.31 percent of the vote in Saturday's election, the commission said. Opposition leader ...
Who is Anura Dissanayake, the firebrand Marxist poised to be Sri …
WEB1 day ago · ANURA KUMARA Dissanayake, a firebrand Marxist with humble beginnings, emerged as a frontrunner for the Sri Lankan President’s post, pushing out incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe in the first round, as the island nation began a historic second count on Sunday. Dissanayake, known for his pro-working ...
Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads Sri Lanka's ...
WEB1 day ago · Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become the next president of the debt-ridden country seeking to elect a leader ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count
WEB1 day ago · The first round, which saw the counting of people's primary choice of candidate, had Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician in the lead with 42.31%. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa is ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake Wins Sri Lanka Presidential Election …
WEB19 hours ago · National People’s Power coalition candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake will be Sri Lanka’s ninth President. Though shy of the 50 per cent plus one votes required for victory, Dissanayake is 1.3 million votes clear of his nearest rival, Sajith Premadasa of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB). It has been a very long wait for the party that ...