September 23, 2024
COLOMBO – The 55-year-old Anura Kumara Dissanayake pledged to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following the country’s worst financial crisis in decades.
Thematic image. Mr Dissanayake, who does not possess political lineage like some of his rivals in the presidential election, led from start to finish during the counting of ballots, knocking out incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa to become Sri Lanka’s 10th president. PHOTO: UNSPLASH