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   Sep 22, 2024 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political...

2. apnews.com › article › sri-lanka-presidentialMarxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as ...

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   Sep 23, 2024 · 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.

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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.cnn.com › 2024/09/22 › asiaSri Lanka election results: Marxist-leaning Dissanayake ... - CNN

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   Sep 23, 2024 · Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery...

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   Sep 22, 2024 · Dissanayake, 55, led the early counting Sunday in Sri Lanka's presidential vote, jumping to a commanding lead, but finished at 42 per cent – below the 50 per cent threshold needed to be...

7. www.theglobeandmail.com › world › article-marxistMarxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election as ...

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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 widely...

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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%.

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   Who won Sri Lanka's 2022 presidential election?

   • Dissayanake was declared the winner Sunday evening, after the second count, receiving more than 5.7 million votes, according to Sri Lanka's election commission. Sri Lanka's independent presidential candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe, one of three men vying for office, was elected by parliament as president in 2022.

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   • Who is Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake? Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden country’s first election since its economy collapsed in 2022.

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   • It is now clear @anuradisanayake will be the new President of #SriLanka," said de Silva, who represents Colombo in parliament. Another Premadasa supporter, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) spokesman MA Sumanthiran, said Dissanayake delivered an "impressive win" without relying on "racial or religious chauvinism".

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   • Sri Lankan politics is taking a left turn, with Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake appearing to have a majority of votes in the country's first presidential election since the country's economic collapse two years ago.

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   • Dissanayake, who could be sworn in as president Monday, is expected to immediately call a general election to increase the number of seats for his party in Sri Lanka's parliament. People play carrom in front of closed shops during a curfew, a day after the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday. (Reuters)

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9. www.bbc.com › news › articlesWho is Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake?

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   Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden country’s first election since its economy collapsed in 2022.