Sri Lanka has chosen a new leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a 55-year-old Marxist politician who is determined to tackle the country's deepening economic crisis. Dissanayake's National People's Power coalition won the recent presidential election, marking a significant shift away from the old guard
The presidential election in Sri Lanka has taken an unexpected turn, with Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa heading to a run-off. This marks the first time in the country's history that the presidential race will be decided by a second round of counting.
Sri Lanka's presidential election has been a landmark event, with Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake emerging as the early favorite. Dissanayake's pro-working class and anti-political elite campaign resonated with the youth, who are still reeling from the country's worst economic crisis in its
