Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix
WEB1 hour 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 ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake - Wikipedia
WEBCabinet minister. He entered parliament in 2000, following the 2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election from the National list of the JVP and was reappointed following the 2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election.
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the new President of Sri Lanka?
WEB4 hours ago · It is now for Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 55, to meet them. Published - September 22, 2024 07:33 pm IST. The Hindu’s profile on Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the winner of the Sri ...
Who is Anura Dissanayake, the firebrand Marxist poised to be Sri …
WEB9 hours ago · The member of parliament from the Colombo district has gained traction by emphasising a need for "drastic change" in governance but his political ascent began in earnest when he was elected to parliament in 2000. ... ANURA KUMARA Dissanayake, a firebrand Marxist with humble beginnings, emerged as a …
Marxist Leads Presidential Vote as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old Order
WEB15 hours 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 …
WEB3 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 politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads Sri Lanka's ...
WEB18 hours 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
WEB14 hours 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 elected president of Sri Lanka as …
WEB1 hour ago · Dissanayake was first elected to Parliament in 2000 and briefly held the portfolio of agriculture and irrigation minister under then-President Chandrika Kumaratunga. ... Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...
Sri Lanka's Dissanayake a strong contender for president with his ...
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of National People’s Power alliance and its presidential candidate, says he’s serving those who were part of public protests that ousted then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022.
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