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Marxist leader Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.
Sri Lanka, on Sept. 21, 2024. Voting for the presidential election in Sri Lanka kicked off on Saturday, with over 17 million registered voters to elect the South Asian country's president for the next five years.(Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua) ...
In Sri Lanka, many people are fed up with the way the established ruling classes and their protégés govern. Their methods have spread and intensified corruption, waste, and mismanagement, even resorting to criminal means. During the pre-election period, providing material incentives such as money...
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis.
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by the Election Commission Sunday, as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian nation toward economic ruin. (AP video by ...
The election was crucial as Sri Lanka seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval.