Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections 2024: Dissanayake Aims to …
1 day ago · His brother, Mahinda Rajapaksa, was earlier President of Sri Lanka. Mahinda’s son, Namal Rajapaksa, had contested the 2024 presidential election and could hardly garner 3 per cent of the votes. Two other brothers of Gotabaya, Chamal and Basil, held important positions in government when the Rajapaksas were in power.
Sri Lanka’s Political Shift: Dissanayake’s 2024 ... - Asia Society
Oct 4, 2024 · Dissanayake, the leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) alliance, ran on a platform of transparency, anti-corruption, and economic reform, appealing to a populace weary of the crises that have engulfed the nation since 2022. A Tumultuous Path to …
Discarding Decades of Dynastic Politics, Sri Lankans to Vote for …
1 day ago · Dissanayake, an outsider of the family parties that have dominated Sri Lankan politics for decades, swept to power promising change as the country emerges from a crushing financial crisis ...
Sri Lanka has entered a new dawn with its new president. What …
Sep 25, 2024 · The island nation's new president Anura Dissanayake heralded a "new era of renaissance" as he was sworn in on Monday. Here is how the Sri Lankan diaspora are responding.
Sri Lankans to vote for change in parliament poll, discarding …
1 day ago · Dissanayake, an outsider of the ... a member of the Rajapaksa family is not contesting an election although Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, is leading the campaign for ...
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.
Sri Lankan president seeks party win in ... - Associated Press News
15 hours ago · Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s ... accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. ... Sri Lanka’s economic upheaval led to a political crisis that forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ...
New Sri Lankan president Anura Dissanayake breaks tradition of ...
Sep 20, 2024 · COLOMBO, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Anura Kumara Dissanayake may lack the political lineage of some of his rivals, but his leftist anti-poverty policies and pledge to fight corruption handed him victory...
Real winners of Sri Lanka’s election: A people emboldened to force ...
Sep 30, 2024 · Dissanayake has been shrewd and has chosen his political moments skillfully. But he is far from the architect of the wave that has swept him into Sri Lanka’s highest political office. ‘The...
Could Marxist Anura Dissanayake become Sri Lanka’s next …
Sep 13, 2024 · Dissanayake has said he does not regret supporting the Rajapaksa government’s war against the Tamil Tigers, the Tamil militant group leading the rebellion.
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