Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka
Yahoo · 1d
Marxist political outsider takes oath as new Sri Lanka president as voters reject establishment parties
His victory follows a period of both political and fiscal turmoil that led to former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation amid mass protests in 2022. Mr Rajapaksa fled the country and was replaced by his prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who also ran in Saturday’s election but finished a distant third.
World Socialist Web Site · 1d
JVP/NPP leader elected as new president of Sri Lanka
The dramatic increase in the vote for the JVP/NPP is a product of two inter-related processes—the seething hostility and anger of broad layers of the population over the social crisis; and support for the JVP/NPP in sections of the ruling class as the means for suppressing that opposition.
The Sentinel-Record · 15h
In Sri Lanka, Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as president
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.
devdiscourse · 1d
Congress Salutes Anura Kumara Dissanayake's Presidential Victory in Sri Lanka
The Congress Party congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his win in the Sri Lankan presidential elections. Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party, won against Sajith Premadasa.
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