Who is Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake?
WEB12 hours ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), won 42.3 per cent of the vote in the Sep 21 election.
Who is new Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake? 10 …
WEB21 hours ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)'s broader coalition National People's Power (NPP) has been elected as Sri Lanka's next President after the first elections ...
Sri Lanka presidential election goes to historic second count
WEB23 hours ago · News; World; Sri Lanka presidential election goes to historic second count; Sri Lanka presidential election goes to historic second count The latest results showed Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party's broader front National People's Power (NPP) had won 39.52 per cent of the votes counted.
Marxist leader Anura Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential …
WEB21 hours ago · Popularly known as AKD, the 55-year-old leader’s win will also be a watershed moment for his Leftist party, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). Once seen as a radical fringe group, the JVP lost hundreds of its armed rebels to the Sri Lankan army during the brutal uprisings of the 1980s.
Sri Lanka elections: How Marxist leader Dissanayake’s win reflects ...
WEB19 hours ago · It is not surprising that the leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party won elections for the first time in Sri Lankan history, given recent events in the country. President-elect Dissanayake emerged as a challenger to the political elite, which held power for seven decades.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake Wins Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2024
WEB22 hours ago · Dissanayake, head of the once-fringe Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, has clinched Sri Lanka’s presidency, turning the page on decades of political struggle and marking a dramatic shift in the country’s power dynamics. The election, necessitating a first-ever count of second preference votes, saw Dissanayake edge out rivals despite falling short of the 50% threshold, effectively redrawing Sri ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president - BBC
WEB7 hours ago · News. Sport. Business. Innovation. Culture. Arts. Travel. Earth. Video. Live. Audio. Weather. Newsletters. Sri Lanka swears in new left-leaning president. ... the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna ...
Sri Lanka's left-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected ... - Sky News
WEB21 hours ago · The leader cut his teeth in university politics and worked through the ranks of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) a party of Marxist-Leninist origins. The JVP's armed insurrection against the ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Left-leaning leader wins Sri Lanka …
WEB1 day ago · This enabled him to overcome trepidation over the violent past of his political party, the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), which carried out two armed insurrections against the Sri Lankan ...
Could Marxist Anura Dissanayake become Sri Lanka’s next …
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Dissanayake stands out among that set: He is the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a party that has never previously been close to national power and that twice led Marxist...
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