Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's new Marxist …
WEB17 hours ago · Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential ... AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. ... Dissanayake and the JVP backed former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to …
Sri Lanka 2024 election results updates: Dissanayake declared …
WEB1 day ago · Behind the leading duo of Dissanayake and Premadasa, and the third-placed Wickremesinghe, was Namal Rajapaksa, the son of Sri Lanka’s former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa. The 38-year-old came fourth ...
Marxist-leaning Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s election: What’s next?
WEB12 hours ago · Dissanayake, on the other hand, said he does not regret supporting the Rajapaksa government’s war against the Tamil Tigers. The civil war was quashed in 2009 under President Mahinda Rajapaksa ...
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's new Marxist …
WEB8 hours ago · FILE -Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves as he leaves from the election commission office after winning Sri Lankan presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 22, 2024.
Sri Lanka Swears In Marxist as President After Election | TIME
WEB21 hours ago · By Associated Press. September 23, 2024 3:45 AM EDT. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president - BBC
WEB1 day ago · Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn into office, promising "clean" politics as the country recovers from its worst economic crisis. The left-leaning Dissanayake has ...
Chased out by protesters, a political dynasty plots its comeback
WEBSri Lanka's foreign reserves fell to $20m in 2022, triggering an economic crisis. For years, the Rajapaksa family – led by Mahinda - held a vice-like grip over Sri Lankan politics. In his first ...
Heir apparent to Sri Lanka's powerful Rajapaksa family will run in ...
WEBAug 8, 2024 · The Sri Lanka People’s Front said the 38-year-old lawyer Namal Rajapaksa, the eldest son of former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa, will be its candidate in the Sept. 21 election, the first since the nation plunged into its worst economic crisis.
Who is Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake? - BBC
WEB1 day ago · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden country’s first election since its economy collapsed in 2022. The ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president
WEB23 hours ago · He ran for president for the first time in 2019 and lost to Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was ousted over the economic crisis two years later. That economic crisis resulted from excessive borrowing to ...