5 Facts About Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Man Likely To Become Sri Lanka President
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken a commanding lead in the presidential election, winning approximately 53 per cent of the counted votes.
Marxist Leads Presidential Vote as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old Order
Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis and crushing hardship for many people.
For the first time, Sri Lanka goes to 2nd preference count in presidential elections
Sri Lanka's Election Commission Chairman, R.L.A.M. Ratnayake, announced on Sunday that a second preference count will be conducted as no candidate secured the required number of votes in the presidential election,
Sri Lanka presidential election goes to historic second count
Sri Lanka's presidential election has entered a second round of counting for the first time in history, as no candidate secured over 50 per cent of the vote. Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads with 39.52 per cent,
Marxist leader Dissanayake leads Sri Lanka's presidential vote
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna's (JVP) broader front National People's Power (NPP), on Sunday consolidated his lead in the Sri Lanka's presidential election.
Sri Lanka election 2024: Who could be the next president, what’s at stake?
Economic issues top the agenda as the island country of 22 million goes to the polls to elect its 10th president.
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Sri Lanka elections result 2024 LIVE Updates: Curfew imposed till 6am as record 38 candidates await outcomes
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka held presidential elections on Saturday, serving as a de facto referendum on the contentious austerity measures implemented by the IMF following the nation’s unprecedented financial crisis.
Marxist Dissanayake leads Sri Lanka presidential vote
Marxist candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake led the early counting in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections Sunday, riding a
75 per cent turnout in ‘peaceful’ Sri Lanka Presidential polls
Chennai: Sri Lanka’s ninth Presidential elections held on Saturday, the first after the country plunged into an unprecedented economic crisis in 2002 leading to a regime change, was a peaceful affair with no major incidents being reported,
Sri Lankans Vote in a Presidential Election That Will Decide How It Recovers From Economic Crisis
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
Voting ends in Sri Lanka to choose a president and a way out of years of turmoil
Vote counting is underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as it seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis and political upheaval
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The magic behind Dissanayake’s rise in Sri Lankan politics
As the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a left-wing marxist political party, Dissanayak has framed himself as a man of the people, a fresh face, and a new direction ...
The JVP/NPP presidential campaign—a trap for the Sri Lankan working class
Were the JVP/NPP to come to power, it would rapidly come into open and violent conflict with the working class, using ...
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the frontrunner in Sri Lanka’s presidential race?
Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake is on path to becoming the next President of Sri Lanka, leading the other ...
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Dissanayake takes commanding lead in Sri Lanka presidential race
Marxist-leaning leader promises change, focusing on anti-corruption and pro-poor policies to revitalise economy ...
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JVP Pledges to Cancel Adani Wind Project If Elected
The Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has vowed to cancel Adani Group’s wind power project in Sri Lanka if it wins the upcoming presidential election. JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...