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Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes president oath in Sri Lanka

Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes president oath in Sri Lanka

Marxist-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken his oath as Sri Lanka’s new president after he was confirmed the winner of Saturday’s election. Dissanayake took his oath at the Presidential Secretariat building in Colombo early Monday morning. He said that he understood the difficulty of the problems facing Sri Lanka and would work hard to … Read more

Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as Sri Lanka’s 10th president

Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as Sri Lanka's 10th president

Sri Lanka on Sunday elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning politician, as its new president, placing faith in his commitment to combat corruption and strengthen the country’s fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades. Dissanayake, 55, who lacks the political family background of some of his competitors, led the presidential election from … Read more