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Sri Lanka's Dissanayake and Premadasa head to presidential race runoff
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa headed to a run-off for Sri Lanka's presidency on Sunday, the election body said,
Marxist Sworn in as Sri Lanka's President, China's Xi Congratulates Him
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's President on Monday following several years of economic woes.
Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
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 following the South Asian nation’s worst financial crisis in decades.
Premadasa, son of slain Sri Lanka president, now in contest for same role
Sajith Premadasa, the leader of Sri Lanka's main opposition party, is a frontrunner in Saturday's presidential election and a win will hand him the top job more than 30 years after his father was assassinated while holding the same post.
Sri Lanka Election Results 2024: Anura Kumara Dissanayake vs Sajith Premadasa — Who will be next President?
If election result trends are to be believed, Anura Kumara Dissanayake is all set to replace incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake? Read on to know
Who is Sajith Premadasa? Sri Lanka's opposition leader and presidential frontrunner
With 38 candidates in the race, Premadasa is polling second at 32%, according to the Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey, trailing Anura Kumara Dissanayake at 36% and ahead of President Ranil Wickremesinghe at 28%.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka
The growing support for Dissanayake, a center-left politician who ran on transparency and the working class, is a reflection of Sri Lanka’s broader societal unrest.
Marxist lawmaker Anura Dissanayake claims victory in Sri Lanka's presidential election
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday claimed he had won Sri Lanka's presidential election. “This victory belongs to all of us,” Dissanayake said in an X post.
Dissanayake and Premadasa head to Sri Lanka presidential race runoff
COLOMBO: Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake headed to a run-off for Sri Lanka's presidency as winner to be decided with a second round of
Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates
Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but in Saturday’s presidential election, not even one will be on the ballot
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Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads Sajith Premadasa by 1,271,880 votes, counting of second and third preferences begins
National Peoples Power [NPP] presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayaike led Samagi Jana Balwegaya [SJB] presidential ...
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Sajith Premadasa gets highest share of Tamil vote in Sri Lanka polls
Sri Lanka’s Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa, who lost to leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Saturday’s ...
FT
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Sajith assures fullest support to AKD to get job done
Samagi Jana Balawegaya leader Sajith Premadasa last night took to X to congratulate Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his election victory. ..
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Sajith wins Mullaitivu & Medawachchiya; Anura takes Bentara-Elpitiya
The results of the Mullaitivu polling division in Vanni District, Medawachchiya polling division in the Anuradhapura District ...
The Daily Mirror
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Harsha accepts Sajith’s defeat
SJB MP Dr. Harsha De Silva said they campaigned hard for SJB presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa but it is now clear NPP ...
ThePrint on MSN
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Sri Lankan Oppn leader Premadasa calls Wickremesinghe govt corrupt, campaigns on correcting policies
Sajith Premadasa is contesting the polls in Sri Lanka against President Ranil Wickremesinghe & Anura Kumara Dissanayake of ...
Ada Derana
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Sajith wins Vavuniya, Mannar and Anura leads in Senkadagala, Akuressa
The results of the Vavuniya, Akuressa, Senkadagala and Mannar polling divisions have been released. Sajith Premadasa has ...
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