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How history has come full circle with Sri Lankan President Dissanayake's visit to India

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's newly elected president, is visiting New Delhi for the second time in just 10 months. But Delhi was keenly aware of Sri Lanka's changing political landscape and the possibility of Dissanayake becoming the island's next president, whenever an election was called. In recent years, India has made significant investments in Sri Lanka's infrastructure and will …

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Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake to visit India in first overseas trip from Dec 15-17

New Indian Express

Sri Lankan President, Anura Dissanayake, will be making his first international visit since he came to power to India next week. During his visit, President Dissanayake will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu, Cabinet spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa said on Tuesday. The December 15-17 visit is Dissanayake's first overseas visit since being elected the island nation's President in …

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The Hindu profiles on Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

The Hindu

When Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected President of Sri Lanka in September, and his National People’s Power alliance swept the general elections on November 14, most international news headlines stamped the winners as ‘Marxist’. Wijeweera began what became the JVP in 1965, exactly three decades after Ceylon’s left movement birthed the country’s oldest party, the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, consequent …

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Sri Lanka NPP Cabinet 2024: Dissanayake Forms Smallest Ministry Team in Decades

The Hindu

Published : Nov 18, 2024 19:10 IST - 5 MINS READ The new 22-member Sri Lankan Cabinet of the Janatha Vimukti Peramuna -led National People’s Power coalition was sworn in on November 18 following its victory in the parliamentary election. “The new Sri Lankan parliament has many firsts: for the first time, about 20 women have been elected on the …

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Sri Lanka parliamentary elections 2024: What’s at stake?

Al Jazeera

Here is why the upcoming parliamentary election is so significant for newly-elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Sri Lankans will cast ballots in a snap parliamentary election on Thursday, months after electing a Marxist-leaning president in the Indian island nation’s first election since the 2022 economic meltdown and political crisis. “At stake is the ability of newly-elected President Dissanayake to pursue …

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3 months ago

IMF expresses willingness to collaborate with Sri Lanka's new president on economic recovery

China Daily

COLOMBO - The International Monetary Fund has expressed its eagerness to collaborate with Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, said the IMF on Tuesday. "We look forward to working closely with President Dissanayake and his administration to build on the significant progress made, which has helped steer Sri Lanka toward economic recovery after one of its worst financial …

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Sri Lanka election: Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake becomes president

Associated Press

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis. Dissanayake, 55, who ran as head of the Marxist-leaning National People’s Power coalition, defeated President Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and 35 other …

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Sri Lankan PM resigns following new president elected

China Daily

File photo of Dinesh Gunawardena. COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena submitted his resignation on Monday morning following Anura Kumara Dissanayake's election as the country's new president. In his resignation letter, Gunawardena stated that with the election of Dissanayake as the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka, he is stepping down in accordance with the country's constitution. "I …

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NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

China Daily

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, speaks to the press as he heads to the Election Commission, a day after the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sept 22. COLOMBO -- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri Lanka held on Saturday, the Election …

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3 months ago

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

China Daily

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, speaks to the press as he heads to the Election Commission, a day after the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sept 22. COLOMBO -- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri Lanka held on Saturday, the Election …

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3 months ago

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

China Daily

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-22 22:00 Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, speaks to the press as he heads to the Election Commission, a day after the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sept 22. COLOMBO -- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri Lanka …

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Sri Lanka Crisis Latest Updates Ranil Wickremesinghe Sajith Premadasa Four leaders In Fray President Post SLPP Anura Kumara Dissanayake Dullas Alahapperuma

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New Delhi: Amid the ongoing political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka, acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa are among the four leaders who have joined the race to become the country's next President as the lawmakers met on Saturday to begin the process of choosing another president to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after facing unprecedented protests …

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How history has come full circle with Sri Lankan President Dissanayake's visit to India

Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake to visit India in first overseas trip from Dec 15-17

The Hindu profiles on Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

Sri Lanka NPP Cabinet 2024: Dissanayake Forms Smallest Ministry Team in Decades

Sri Lanka parliamentary elections 2024: What’s at stake?

IMF expresses willingness to collaborate with Sri Lanka's new president on economic recovery

Sri Lanka election: Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake becomes president

Sri Lankan PM resigns following new president elected

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Crisis Latest Updates Ranil Wickremesinghe Sajith Premadasa Four leaders In Fray President Post SLPP Anura Kumara Dissanayake Dullas Alahapperuma