Marxist Leads Presidential Vote as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old Order
WEB4 hours ago · Sept. 21, 2024, 11:09 p.m. ET. The Marxist candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, led the early counting in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections on Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the ...
List of presidents of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia
WEBA table of the seven presidents of Sri Lanka since 1972, with their names, birth and death dates, home provinces, terms of office, political parties, and other details. The current president is Maithripala Sirisena, who was elected in 2015.
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake in early lead to become president
WEB8 hours ago · Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become the next president of the debt-ridden country seeking to elect a leader ...
A Tight Race in Sri Lanka Two Years After Its President Fled
WEB1 day ago · Sept. 21, 2024, 12:01 a.m. ET. Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Saturday for the first time since its strongman president fled the country two years ago in the face of protests over ...
Profile of His Excellency Ranil Wickremesinghe - President of Sri Lanka
WEBLearn about the profile, achievements and political career of Ranil Wickremesinghe, the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka and the Leader of the United National Party. He has been sworn in as President on 21 July 2022, after serving as Prime Minister on six occasions since 1993.
President of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia
WEBLearn about the history, powers, and selection process of the president of Sri Lanka, who is both the head of state and head of government. The current president is Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was elected by the parliament in 2022 after the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it ...
WEB1 day ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans began voting Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.. The election, contested by 38 candidates, is largely a three-way race among incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and ...
Sri Lanka votes in first election since protests ousted president
WEB1 day ago · Sri Lanka's former president fled the country in 2022 after months-long protests Sri Lankans are voting for a new president in the first election since mass protests sparked by the country's worst ...
Sri Lanka election 2024: Who could be the next president, what’s …
WEB1 day ago · About 17 million people out of Sri Lanka’s 22-million population are eligible to vote. Sri Lankan nationals aged 18 years or above, who are registered with the election commission, can vote.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count - BBC
WEB4 hours ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician, has taken a commanding lead in Sri Lanka's presidential election. The election on Saturday is the first to be held since mass protests unseated the ...
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