Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following the South Asian nation’s worst financial crisis in decades.
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?
Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis that hit the South Asian island nation two years ago.
Dissanayake made clear that the first order of business will be to impose savage International Monetary Fund austerity.
Sri Lanka's new president won the election decisively, but his toughest task still lies ahead as he seeks to balance promises ...
Sri Lankans have elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the country's new president, giving the Marxist-leaning politician a key ...
Following his election victory in Colombo among the new president's priorities are negotiations with the International ...
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