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.
Sajith or Anura? Why second preference votes being counted in Sri Lanka?
The election commission of Sri Lanka on Sunday ordered the counting of the second preference vote after no candidate secured over 50 per cent votes in the recently concluded Presidential election. This is the first time in the history of Sri Lanka the second preference vote is being counted as per the Presidential Elections Act of 1981,
Sri Lanka Elections: Second round of vote-counting between Dissanayake and Premadasa underway
This is the first in Sri Lanka’s history that a presidential election goes into a second round of vote counting.
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
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,
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.
The Candidates Vying to Lead Sri Lanka’s $84 Billion Economy Out of Crisis
Sri Lanka’s upcoming presidential election has become a referendum on a $3 billion International Monetary Fund loan program that has helped to pull the island nation out of its worst economic crisis since independence.
Sri Lanka to hold Presidential election on Saturday
Sri Lankans head to the polls this Saturday to choose the country 10th president, marking the nation first presidential election since the devastating econo
Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leaning Dissanayake in Early Lead to Become President
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become the next president of the debt-ridden country seeking to elect a leader to bolster its fragile economic recovery.
Sri Lanka's Dissanayake and Premadasa head to presidential race runoff
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa headed to a run-off for Sri Lanka's presidency on Sunday, the election body said,
Sri Lanka Elections 2024: Presidential Poll Goes To Historic 2nd Count After No Candidate Crosses 50% Mark
The latest results showed Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party's broader front National People’s Power (NPP) had won 39.52 per cent of the votes counted.
Sri Lanka presidential election goes to historic second count as no candidates secure 50 per cent votes
The latest results showed Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party's broader front National ...
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Economy on centre stage, as Sri Lanka set to vote today in first polls since 2022 crisis
As Sri Lanka continues to recover from the devastating economic crisis of 2022, the people of the island nation, who have ...
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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 ...