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1. results.elections.gov.lk › pre2024Live Sri Lanka Presidential Election Results 2024 | Real-Time ...

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   6 days ago · 13,619,916. 79.46. Total Electors. 17,140,354. Get real-time results for the 2024 Sri Lanka Presidential Election. View live vote counts, detailed analysis, and up-to-the-minute updates from across the country.

2. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesLeft-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka election in ... - BBC

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   Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. No candidate won more than 50% of the total votes in...

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4. www.bbc.com › news › articlesLeft-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka election in political ...

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   Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. No candidate won more than 50% of the total votes in...

5. www.ctvnews.ca › world › marxist-dissanayake-winsSri Lanka election: Marxist lawmaker Anura Dissanayake wins ...

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   Sep 22, 2024 · Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that has been...

6. www.aljazeera.com › news › liveblogSri Lanka 2024 election results updates: Dissanayake declared ...

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   Sep 22, 2024 · Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to official results. For the first time in the country’s history, election officials counted the...

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7. www.france24.com › en › live-newsMarxist-leaning Dissanayaka becomes Sri Lanka's next president

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   Sep 22, 2024 · Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that has been...

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   Who won Sri Lanka's presidential election?

   • Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. No candidate won more than 50% of the total votes in the first round, where Dissanayake got 42.31% while his closest rival, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, got 32.76%.

   Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count

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   Who won Sri Lanka's 2022 election?

   • The election on Saturday was the first to be held since mass protests unseated the country's leader, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in 2022 after Sri Lanka suffered its worst economic crisis. Dissanayake, 55, told Sri Lankans "this victory belongs to us all", in a message on the social media platform X.

   Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count

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   How does the Sri Lankan election system work?

   • Under the Sri Lankan election system that allows voters to select three candidates in the order of their preference, the top two are retained and the ballots of the eliminated candidates are checked for preferences given to either of the top two vote-getters. The one with the highest number of votes is declared the winner.

   Marxist-leaning Dissanayaka becomes Sri Lanka's next president

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   Is Sri Lanka a peaceful country?

   • This poll has been described as one of the closest in the country's history. Seventeen million Sri Lankans were eligible to vote on Saturday and the country's elections commission said it was the most peaceful in the country's history. Still, police announced a curfew late Saturday night citing "public safety".

   Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count

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   Who won Premadasa vs Dissanayake election?

   • Dissanayake, 55, told Sri Lankans "this victory belongs to us all", in a message on the social media platform X. Once preferences had been tallied, the Election Commission said he had won a total of 5,740,179 votes to Premadasa's 4,530,902. To revive the economy, Dissanayake has promised to develop the manufacturing, agriculture and IT sectors.

   Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count

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   How will Dissanayake revive Sri Lanka's economy?

   • To revive the economy, Dissanayake has promised to develop the manufacturing, agriculture and IT sectors. He has also committed to continuing the deal struck with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to bail Sri Lanka out of the economic crisis while reducing the impact of its austerity measures on the country’s poorest.

   Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count

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9. news.sky.com › story › sri-lankas-left-leaning-anuraSri Lanka's left-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected ...

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   Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won the presidential election in Sri Lanka. The election, held on Saturday, was the first since mass protests in 2022 saw Sri Lanka's then leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa unseated as the country faced its worst economic crisis.