'We hope for a change' - Sri Lankans vote in pivotal election
Friday, 20 September 2024 () "We have to save our country," 22-year-old Dhruva tells Sky News, as he breaks into slogans with dozens of others supporting presidential candidate Anura Dissanayake.
Residents in Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, are hoping for change following the country's election of its first leftist president in Anura Kumara Dissanayaka. The previously fringe politician, whose party led two failed uprisings in the 1970s and 1980s before renouncing violence, has ridden a wave...
Over a year since protests rocked the South Asia country of Sri Lanka, the nation has voted in a new leader in an effort to recover from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.
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Sri Lanka has elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a prominent Marxist leader, as its new president amid ongoing economic challenges. Dissanayake, the head of the People’s Liberation Front (JVP), secured 42.31% of the vote in a historic election, becoming the country's 10th president.
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Friday, 20 September 2024 ()
"We have to save our country," 22-year-old Dhruva tells Sky News, as he breaks into slogans with dozens of others supporting presidential candidate Anura Dissanayake.
![Sri Lanka swears in left-wing Anura Kumara Dissanayake as president [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240923/1388225464-Sri-Lanka-swears-in-left-wing-Anura-Kumara.jpg)
![Sri Lanka's New President: Marxist Leader Wins Amid Economic Turmoil| Meet Anura Kumara Dissanayake! [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240922/1388190306-Sri-Lanka-New-President-Marxist-Leader-Wins.jpg)
![Marxist lawmaker Anura Dissanayake elected president in Sri Lanka says victory 'belongs to all' [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240922/1388177510-Marxist-lawmaker-Anura-Dissanayake-elected-president-in-Sri.jpg)
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