Sri Lanka president expects ‘strong majority’ after snap polls

Mr Dissanayake took power in the September presidential election on a promise to combat graft and recover the country’s stolen assets, two years after an unprecedented economic meltdown, when then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted.

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Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stormed to the presidency after successfully distancing himself from establishment politicians blamed for steering the country to its worst economic crisis in 2022. PHOTO: PRESIDENT ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE'S INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT

November 15, 2024

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