Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election, defeats Ranil Wickremesinghe – Times of India
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday won the presidential election in Sri Lanka defeating incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe.Sri Lanka's election commission formally announced that, Dissanayake, 55, secured 42.31% of the vote in Saturday's election, with opposition leader Sajith Premadasa finishing second. Wickremesinghe, the sitting president, placed a distant third.The election commission confirmed the results on its official website.Dissanayake is scheduled to be sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president on Monday.Polling was conducted across over 13,400 stations in 22 electoral districts, with around 75% of Sri Lanka’s 17 million eligible voters participating. Dissanayake's victory marks a significant turning point for his once-marginal Marxist party, which had previously struggle...