Who is Anura Dissanayake, the firebrand Marxist poised to be Sri …
WEB9 hours 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 ...
Sri Lanka Elects Leftist Leader Dissanayake as President - The New …
WEB15 hours ago · 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 established political order that ...
Left-leaning Anura Dissanayake claims victory in Sri Lanka's ...
WEB18 hours ago · Mr Dissanayake polled 5.6 million or 42.3 per cent of the votes, a massive boost to the 3 per cent he managed in the last presidential election in 2019.
Who is new Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake? 10 …
WEB3 hours ago · Dissanayake pledged to change the island's "corrupt" political culture. The nation's battered economy took centre stage rather than the Tamil minority question. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the ...
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as …
WEB2 hours ago · Dissanayake received 5,740,179 votes, followed by Premadasa with 4,530,902, Election Commission data showed. The election held Saturday was crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst ...
Sri Lanka election: Marxist leader Dissanayake leads early vote …
WEB8 hours 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 …
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads presidential race
WEB18 hours ago · Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake was leading Sri Lanka's presidential election with half the votes counted on Sunday, seeming to knock out the incumbent for the chance to lead the heavily ...
Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake and Premadasa head to presidential race …
WEB14 hours ago · Mr Dissanayake, 55, presented himself as the candidate of change for those reeling under austerity measures linked to a US$2.9 billion (S$3.74 million) International Monetary Fund bailout ...
Antiestablishment leader Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka presidential ...
WEB3 hours ago · COLOMBO -- Antiestablishment opposition parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Saturday's presidential election in Sri Lanka, shocking a political elite that has dominated power in the South ...
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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