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Anura Kumara Dissanayake
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Sri Lankan president hopes to ramp up support in Parliamentary elections
Millions of Sri Lankans voted Thursday to choose a new parliament in a key election that will decide…
Sri Lanka President Dissanayake’s coalition wins big
The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, results from…
Sri Lanka elections 2024: Will parliament back Marxist-leaning president amid economic crisis?
Sri Lanka embarked on a pivotal snap election on Thursday, a decision that will reveal whether the nation…
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow…
Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to…
Sri Lankan Leftist Candidate Dissanayake Claims Presidential Election
Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sajith Premadasa go forward after no candidates gained 50% in first round. The Sri…
The Compass That Leads to Chaos: Why the JVP is a Risk Sri Lanka Cannot Afford
As Sri Lanka gears up for the 2024 presidential elections, the political landscape is alive with a peculiar…
Power and betrayal
In the whirlwind of Sri Lankan politics, last week’s visit by Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) to India carved…