Who is leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s newly elected president
Politics tamfitronics Anura Kumara Dissanayake has emerged as Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, securing 42% of the vote in the country's first election since the 2022 economic collapse. The 55-year-old leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) coalition defeated his main rival, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, who garnered 23% of the vote, while outgoing President Ranil Wickremesinghe trailed in third. The election witnessed a high voter turnout, with 76% of Sri Lanka’s 17.1 million electorate participating in what is seen as a crucial vote for the country's future.Politics tamfitronics Anura Kumara Journey: From Student Activist to Political LeaderBorn in Thambuttegama, around 100 kilometers from Colombo, on November 24, 1968, Dissanayake’s political career began during his student days in the late 1980s. He joined the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a Marxist political party that led an...
