Marxist Leads Presidential Vote as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old Order
WEB16 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 ...
Sri Lanka's left-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected …
WEB4 hours ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won the most votes in Sri Lanka's first presidential election since mass protests in 2022 saw the country's then president forced to flee and resign.
Who is Anura Dissanayake, the firebrand Marxist poised to be Sri …
WEB10 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. ... Anura was soon seen as a transformative figure, capable of helping the party shed ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected president of Sri Lanka as …
WEB2 hours ago · Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular among youth, won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election ...
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the new President of Sri Lanka?
WEB5 hours ago · It is now for Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 55, to meet them. Published - September 22, 2024 07:33 pm IST. The Hindu’s profile on Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the winner of the Sri ...
'We seek fresh start': Marxist leader Dissanayake after winning Sri ...
WEB5 hours ago · Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election, defeating incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe.Following his victory, Dissanayake called for national unity ...
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake? The Marxist ... - The Financial …
WEB4 hours ago · With just over a million votes counted, Anura Kumara Dissanayake has claimed 42% of the vote, placing him significantly ahead of his rivals. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa is in second place ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count
WEB15 hours ago · The first round, which saw the counting of people's primary choice of candidate, had Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician in the lead with 42.31%. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa is ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake - Wikipedia
WEBAnura Kumara Dissanayake, MP (Sinhala: අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක, Tamil: அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க; born 24 November 1968), commonly reffered to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician.
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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