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Gavin Butler - BBC News. September 22, 2024 at 9:46 PM. ... About 76% of Sri Lanka's 17.1 million electorate turned out to vote in Saturday’s election, according to officials.
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa headed to a run-off for Sri Lanka's presidency on Sunday, the election body said, with a second ...
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is ...
TV Derana is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka. Launched on 11 October 2005, [ 2 ] it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. [ 3 ] Its main transmission tower is on the Kikilimana mountain, and coverage is extended nationwide via eight transmission towers.
The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election was the ninth presidential election in the country’s history and was held on 21 September 2024. [ 4 ][ 5 ] Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe ran for re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015. [ 6 ][ 7 ...
The National People's Power (NPP) or Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) is a socialist political alliance in Sri Lanka. It was established in 2019 [ 8 ] by Anura Kumara Dissanayake , leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna who was later elected president in the 2024 presidential election with 42.31% of the preferential votes .
Japan, India and China are key parties to Sri Lanka's $12.5 billion debt rework. Dissanayake has expressed his intention to continue working with them and foster economic ties to boost growth.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayake[ a ] (born 24 November 1968), commonly referred to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician who became the tenth president of Sri Lanka on September 23, 2024. He is the current party leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the National People's Power.