Anura Kumara Dissanayake is new Sri Lanka president, declared winner after 'unprecedented' second round of counting
Colombo: Sri Lanka has got their new president after it was announced on Sunday, 22 September 2024 that Marxist leader Anura ...
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Sri Lanka’s has its 1st Marxist president. Dissanayake rebranded JVP party, harnessed citizens’ anger
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a member of parliament since 2000, comes from a working-class family. He was the first from his ...
PM Modi Congratulates Anura Dissanayake For Victory In Sri Lankan Presidential Poll
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake for his victory in the Sri Lankan presidential ...
Sri Lanka prez poll heads to round 2 of counting for first time in history
In a historic first, Sri Lanka's presidential election on Sunday went into a second round of counting after no candidate ...
75%voter turnout in crucial Sri Lankan presidential polls, counting underway amid overnight curfew
Hours after counting of votes began soon after polling ended at 4 pm, the entire country was put under curfew from 10 pm till ...
Sri Lanka’s plantation workers live on the margins. But politicians still want their votes
Both leading candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election are promising to give land to the country’s hundreds of ...