Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning president appoints Cabinet after …
12 hours ago · Updated 12:19 AM PST, November 18, 2024. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president swore in a 22-member Cabinet on Monday after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election. The margin of victory will allow President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to make sweeping reforms, including a ...
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake installs new Cabinet after …
4 hours ago · Meera Srinivasan. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday (November 18, 2024) installed Sri Lanka’s new 21-member Cabinet, days after his National People’s Power [NPP] won a massive ...
Sri Lanka’s President Dissanayake appoints ... - The Indian Express
12 hours ago · News; World; Sri Lanka's President Dissanayake appoints Harini Amarasuriya as PM after election win; Sri Lanka’s President Dissanayake appoints Harini Amarasuriya as PM after election win Sri Lanka, home to 22 million people, suffered an economic crisis in 2022 due to a foreign currency shortage that triggered a sovereign default.
Sri Lankan leader seeks big majority in snap election - BBC
Votes are being counted in Sri Lanka after snap parliamentary elections, barely seven weeks after a new president was sworn in. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna ...
Sri Lanka president gets resounding mandate to drive forward …
3 days ago · COLOMBO, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's sweeping coalition election win this week underlined widening support for his leftist policies, but he faces the test of ...
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election ... - AP News
Sep 23, 2024 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian nation into economic ruin.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Who is Sri Lanka’s new president? - BBC
Sep 22, 2024 · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden country’s first election since its economy collapsed in 2022.
Sri Lanka elects Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix ...
Sep 22, 2024 · The Marxist-leaning Dissanayake, 55, leader of the People’s Liberation Front (JVP) party and leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) alliance, won the presidency with 42.31 percent of the...
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as …
Sep 22, 2024 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by the Election Commission Sunday, as voters rejected the...
Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake promises …
COLOMBO, Sept 23 (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...