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'We stand ready to rewrite Sri Lankan history': Anura Dissanayake's first reaction after winning presidential polls
Leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidency of Sri Lanka, focusing on clean governance and anti-corruption. His victory allows his coalition to address economic issues and renegotiate a $3 billion IMF bailout after the previous government's unpopular austerity measures.
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the nation toward economic ruin
Sri Lanka election goes to historic second count
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician, has taken a commanding lead in Sri Lanka's presidential election. The election on Saturday is the first to be held since mass protests unseated the country's leader, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in 2022 after the country suffered its worst economic crisis.
From bullets to ballots: Sri Lanka's comrade president-elect
Sri Lanka's Marxist president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayaka hails from a party behind two deadly insurrections, counts Che Guevara among his heroes and will now helm a country limping back from economic ruin.
Vote count underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election after years of turmoil
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans began voting Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.
New leftist president vows to 'rewrite Sri Lankan history'
Sri Lanka's leftist president-elect on Sunday invited his compatriots to help him "rewrite" history in the cash-strapped island nation after winning a vote coloured by discontent over an unprecedented
Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads early official vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election
Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka's presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election Commission, but he is still short of the 50% needed for victory.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected president of Sri Lanka as voters reject old guard
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 Commission announced Sunday.
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's election as voters reject old guard
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the nation toward economic ruin.
Voting ends in Sri Lanka to choose a president and a way out of years of turmoil
Sri Lankans are voting in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval
New Marxist president vows to 'rewrite Sri Lankan history'
Sri Lanka's Marxist president-elect on Sunday invited his compatriots to help him "rewrite" history in the cash-strapped island nation after winning a vote coloured by discontent over an unprecedented
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'We can turn this country around': Sri Lanka elects Anura Kumara Dissanayake president
Sri Lanka has elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake ... It was the first time in the Indian Ocean island's ...
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In Sri Lanka, election day is time for firecrackers — to ward off elephants
Over the past two years, Daham Piyasena has lived through momentous times: the worst economic crisis in Sri Lanka’s history, ...
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Sri Lanka: A Choice for Change or a Leap into Darkness?
The decision made today will determine whether Sri Lanka can rise from the ashes of economic despair and political strife or ...
Sri Lanka Series A History: Gautam Gambhir Says Indian Batting Lineup Strong Enough To Tackle Any Spin Attack
Speaking to the media on the eve of the two-Test series against Bangladesh, India head coach Gautam Gambhir said that the ...