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Sri Lanka’s new leftist president marks departure from political family rule

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Published
Publication date24/09/2024
Place of PublicationLondon, UK
PublisherThe Conversation
EditionElectronic
Media of outputOnline
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Sri Lanka has sworn in 55-year-old leftist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president. There was no clear winner after the first round of votes from Saturday’s election had been counted. But Dissanayake, who is commonly known by his initials AKD, emerged victorious after a count of the second-choice votes.