Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that’s key for its new ...
1 day ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country’s new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery.. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election on Sept. 21 in a victory that marked a rejection of the traditional political parties ...
Sri Lankan leader seeks big majority in snap election - BBC
Snap Sri Lankan election poses test for new leader. Sri Lanka’s 17.1 million voters head to the polls again on Thursday to vote in snap parliamentary elections, barely seven weeks after choosing ...
Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks …
1 day ago · Sri Lanka began voting in a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the island nation wants to empower its new, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to push his pro-poor policies ...
Sri Lankan president seeks party win in ... - Associated Press News
1 day ago · Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. ... Sri Lanka’s crisis was largely the result of economic ...
Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key ... - ABC News
1 day ago · A woman holds a flag of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake 's National People's Power party during a public rally ahead of Thursday's parliamentary election in Gampaha, Sri Lanka ...
Left-leaning Anura Dissanayake claims victory in Sri Lanka's ...
Sep 22, 2024 · Leftist alliance leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake will be Sri Lanka's new president, after he won an historic election that came two years after the peak of the country's unprecedented economic crisis.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka election | BBC News
Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. ...more.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Left-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka …
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 the...
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election ... - AP News
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 guard that has been widely accused of pushing the …
Sri Lanka Elects Leftist Leader Dissanayake as President - The …
Sep 21, 2024 · The Marxist candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, was elected president of Sri Lanka on Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the established political order that ran the South Asian...