Marxist lawmaker Anura Dissanayake claims victory in Sri Lanka's presidential election
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday claimed he had won Sri Lanka's presidential ...
Who is new Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake? 10 things to know about him
Dissanayake pledged to change the island's "corrupt" political culture. The nation's battered economy took centre stage ...
Sri Lanka picks Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
Sri Lanka elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on Sunday, putting faith in the 55-year-old's ...
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Antiestablishment leader Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka presidential election
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 ...
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Sri Lanka's Marxist leader declared president-elect
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, the 55-year-old leader of the People's Liberation Front, won the presidency with 42.31 % of the ...
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka is new Sri Lanka's president
Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, the 55-year-old leader of the People's Liberation Front, won the presidency with 42.31 percent of ...
In a political paradigm shift, Sri Lanka leans to the left
Under normal circumstances, the victory of Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Sri Lanka's presidential election would have been ...
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Sri Lanka’s Anura Dissanayake wins most votes after preferences
Sri Lanka's Anura Dissanayake has won 5.74 million votes, with 105,244 preferences beating Sajith Premadasa who got 4.53 ...
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake wins presidential election, local TV says
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won the presidential election for the debt-ridden island nation ...