How a Leftist Delivered Sri Lanka’s Biggest Political Jolt in Decades
Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered his broad leftist coalition as the best hope for a different political culture, one not ruled by nepotism and corruption.
Sri Lanka’s new leftist president marks departure from political family rule
Amalendu Misra Professor of International Politics, Lancaster University Sri Lanka has sworn in 55-year-old leftist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president. There was no clear winner after the first round of votes from Saturday’s election had been counted.
In a political paradigm shift, Sri Lanka leans to the left
Under normal circumstances, the victory of Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Sri Lanka's presidential election would have been called a political earthquake. But with many having labelled the left-leaning politician as a strong frontrunner in the run-up to the poll,
The Left Wins Presidential Election in Sri Lanka
On September 22, 2024, the Sri Lankan election authority announced that Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP)-led National
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Dissanayake's rise amidst Sri Lanka’s political uncertainty
As the nation transitions under Dissanayake’s leadership, questions loom about his ability to navigate the complex web of rivalries that define Sri Lanka's volatile democracy One of the senior editors in Colombo recounted an experience he had in Parliament after a crucial debate,
A new political era for Sri Lanka
The election and inauguration of Sri Lanka's first leftist President, Anura Dissanayake, has marked the beginning of a new chapter in the country's political landscape. There are many questions surrou
Sri Lanka’s Leftist Leader Faces Tough Test to Alter IMF Deal
Sri Lanka’s new president took office with a mandate to bring relief to citizens still burdened by the remnants of the country’s worst-ever economic crisis. Now comes the hard part: Getting the lenders to play along.
Govt Cars Abandoned As Sri Lanka's Leftist Leader Takes Charge
Hundreds of pricey government vehicles have been abandoned around Sri Lanka's capital after the country's new Marxist-leaning president took office, a member of his party said Wednesday, with hundreds of others missing.
Sri Lanka's new leftist leader dissolves parliament, calls snap polls
Sri Lanka's new leftist president dissolved parliament on Tuesday and called a snap election as he prepares to renegotiate the bankrupt nation's unpopular International Monetary Fund bailout programme.
Number Theory: Economic pain, political reset, what’s next for Sri Lanka?
What makes the latest election results really shocking is the fact that they have seen a complete rejection of the old political powers in Sri Lanka.
Leftist Sri Lanka Leader Stuck With Painful IMF Deal: Analysts
Sri Lanka's new leftist leader has little room to renegotiate an IMF bailout that threw a lifeline to his bankrupt country but imposed punishing and unpopular austerity measures, analysts say.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Marxist who shattered Lanka’s elite politics
Young Anura Dissanayake grew up amid lush paddy fields, ancient irrigation tanks and vegetable plots. Though a typical, happy ...
Sri Lanka elects Marxist lawmaker as next president after political, economic upheaval
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday.
Marxist political outsider takes oath as new Sri Lanka president as voters reject establishment parties
His victory follows a period of both political and fiscal turmoil that led to former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s ...
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Charting Sri Lanka’s future: A political economy blueprint for next Presidency
The newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the National People’s Power manifesto has promised among other things ...
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How worried should Sri Lanka be about its ex-Marxist president?
The main reason for worrying about Mr Dissanayake is not that he is a zealot. It is that he has little experience in ...