Anura Kumara Dissanayake

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  Sri Lankan President's Party Wins Majority, Has Complex History With India

  The sweeping mandate to the left coalition underlines widening support for his leftist policies, giving him the power to push through his plans to fight poverty and graft in the island nation struggling to emerge from the worst financial crisis.

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  Meet Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's New President

  Anura Kumara Dissanayake was born in Thambuththegama, Sri Lanka, into a working-class family.

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  Landslide Victory For Lanka President's Party In Snap Elections

  Sri Lanka Election Results: President Anura Dissanayake's National People's Power Party Wins Parliamentary Majority

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  New Sri Lankan President's Party Headed For Big Win In Snap Elections

  New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday.

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  Sri Lankan President Dissanayake Expects Big Majority In Snap Elections

  Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake was confident of a victory as polls closed in Thursday's snap legislative elections.

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  Sri Lanka Heads For Snap Elections Today, Results Likely On Friday

  Sri Lanka votes today in a second national election in as many months with a deeply divided opposition struggling to recover from a crushing defeat at presidential polls.

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  Sri Lanka Goes To Snap Polls Tomorrow: How New Parliament Is Elected

  Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved parliament on September 24 to clear the way for the general election, days after the Marxist-leaning leader was elected president on a platform for change.

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  Why Sri Lanka's President Has Called For A Snap General Election - 5 Facts

  Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on November 14, the government announced on Tuesday, less than two months after the island nation elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new President.

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  "Don't Want To Be Sandwiched...": New Sri Lanka President's India-China Plans

  Anura Kumara Dissanayake - Sri Lanka's new Marxist President - has said he wants to avoid being "sandwiched" between India and China but recognises each as a "valued partner", as he tries to resolve a financial crisis roiling his country.

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  Sri Lanka's Newly-Elected President Dissolves Parliament, Calls Snap Polls On November 14

  In one of the his first significant moves as Sri Lanka's newly-elected President, leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake today dissolved the country's Parliament and called for snap polls within one month.

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  Sri Lanka's President Appoints 3-Member Cabinet

  Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday evening, with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, lawmaker Vijitha Herath and himself taking on Cabinet portfolios.

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  IMF To Work With Sri Lanka's New President On $3 Billion Loan

  The International Monetary Fund said it's looking forward to working with Sri Lanka's newly elected leftist president, including on the latest review of the country's $3 billion bailout package.

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  Sri Lanka's New President And What Is At Stake For India

  Sri Lanka has made history by voting leftist Anura Kumara Dissanayake to power.

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  The Rise Of Lanka's Anura Kumara Dissanayake From Grassroots To President

  Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president, securing victory in the country’s first election since its economic collapse in 2022.

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  PM Modi Congratulates Anura Dissanayake For Victory In Sri Lankan Presidential Poll

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake for his victory in the Sri Lankan presidential election.