Sri Lanka election: Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads early vote …
WEB15 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist 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. The election held Saturday is crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst ...
Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads early official vote count ... - ABC News
WEB16 hours ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- 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 ...
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads presidential race
WEB21 hours ago · Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake was leading Sri Lanka's presidential election with half the votes counted on Sunday, seeming to knock out the incumbent for the chance to lead the heavily ...
Marxist Leads Presidential Vote as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old Order
WEB17 hours ago · Sept. 21, 2024, 11:09 p.m. ET. The Marxist candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, led the early counting in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections on Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the ...
Sri Lanka election results live: Dissanayake leads in presidential …
WEB15 hours ago · Votes are being counted in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, with Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake leading early official results, according to the Election Commission.; Dissanayake was ...
Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it ...
WEB1 day ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans began voting Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.. The election, contested by 38 candidates, is largely a three-way race among incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and ...
Officials begin counting votes after polls close in Sri Lanka’s ...
WEB1 day ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count - BBC
WEB16 hours ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician, has taken a commanding lead in Sri Lanka's presidential election. The election on Saturday is the first to be held since mass protests unseated the ...
The Incumbent, the Marxist and the Heir: Sri Lanka’s Tight Race …
WEB1 day ago · Sept. 21, 2024, 12:01 a.m. ET. Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Saturday for the first time since its strongman president fled the country two years ago in the face of protests over ...
Sri Lanka's Dissanayake a strong contender for president with his ...
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Sri Lanka’s presidential election will take place Sept. 21. A record 39 candidates were approved to run , though one candidate died since. Wickremesinghe is also running, largely on public approval for his economic reform plan.