Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that’s key for its new ...
5 hours 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 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 to solve the country’s economic woes and foster good ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846 ...
Sri Lanka Votes In Key Election As President Eyes Parliament
2 hours ago · Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Photo: AP) Sri Lankans began voting Thursday in snap parliamentary elections, with new leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s party expected to secure a big majority to drive through economic reforms. The 55-year-old hopes to grab two-thirds of the legislature’s 225 seats to press ahead ...
Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks …
6 hours 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 Lankans to vote for change in parliament poll, discarding …
2 days ago · Dissanayake, an outsider of the family parties that have dominated Sri Lankan politics for decades, ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia ...
Sri Lanka election results: Marxist-leaning Dissanayake elected as ...
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...
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election ... - AP News
Sep 23, 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 guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian nation into economic ruin.
Sri Lanka elects Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix ...
Sep 22, 2024 · The Marxist-leaning Dissanayake, 55, leader of the People’s Liberation Front (JVP) party and leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) alliance, won the presidency with 42.31 percent of the...
Sri Lanka Elects Leftist Leader Dissanayake as President - The New …
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...
Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary ... - 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 ...