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 Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard
Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election Commission, but he is still short of the 50% needed for victory.
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
Marxist Dissanayake declared winner in Sri Lankan presidential election
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist, has won Sri Lanka's presidential election following a historic second ballot count.
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 elects Marxist lawmaker as president after years of economic turmoil
Anura Kumara Dissanayake's victory is seen as a rejection of Sri Lanka's old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the nation toward economic ruin.
Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leaning Dissanayake in Early Lead to Become President
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 to bolster its fragile economic recovery.
Socialist poised to lead Sri Lanka in major shakeup amid financial crisis
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, known as AKD, is expected to lead a leftist coalition that is promising to renegotiate a bailout program with the IMF.
FirstFT: Leftist outsider Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka election
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A Marxist Lawmaker Leads the Vote Count in Sri Lanka's Presidential Election
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake is leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe from the race
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Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads Sajith Premadasa by 1,271,880 votes, counting of second and third preferences begins
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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 ...
Sajith Premadasa gets highest share of Tamil vote in Sri Lanka polls
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Anura, Sajith and Ranil’s first count totals released as second count begins
The final cumulative result of the all-island vote count of the top three candidates, prior to the second count as previously ...
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SJB will support Anura whenever needed: Sajith
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will support new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake whenever needed, SJB Presidential ...