Anura Kumara Dissanayake - Wikipedia
WEBAnura Kumara Dissanayake, MP (Sinhala: අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක, Tamil: அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க; born 24 November 1968), commonly reffered to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician.He is a Member of Parliament from the Colombo District, the current party leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (from …
Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads Sri Lanka's ...
WEB9 hours ago · Share article. Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become the next president of the debt-ridden country seeking to ...
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads Sri Lanka's …
WEB3 hours ago · As of 7 am on Sunday, 56-year-old Anura Kumara Dissanayake held a comfortable lead, with 727,000 votes, compared to his closest rival, 57-year-old Sajith Premadasa, the main opposition leader, who ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early Sri Lanka vote count
WEB5 hours ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician, has taken a commanding lead in Sri Lanka's presidential election. The election on Saturday is the first to be held since mass protests unseated the ...
Marxist Leads Presidential Vote as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old Order
WEB6 hours ago · Sept. 21, 2024, 11:09 p.m. ET. The Marxist candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, led the early counting in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections on Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads Sri Lanka's presidential vote
WEB5 hours ago · Colombo: Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist JVP's broader front National People's Power (NPP), on Sunday consolidated his lead in the Sri Lanka's presidential election.On Saturday,...
Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the Marxist who has
WEB2 days ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the National People’s Power leader, is a strong contender for the Sri Lankan presidential post. Dissanayake’s main plank is to tackle corruption in the country. Reuters. In 1995, Dissanayake became the national organiser of the Socialist Students Association and was appointed to the …
Anura Kumara Dissanayake Clinches Victory in Sri Lanka's …
WEB5 hours ago · Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist JVP's broader front National People's Power (NPP), solidified his lead in Sri Lanka's presidential election on Sunday. The election, held on Saturday, was the first since the country's economic collapse in 2022, with a 75 percent voter turnout, which was lower than the 83 …
What's at stake in Sri Lanka's first presidential vote since its ...
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of a Marxist-led coalition named National People’s Power, is fast emerging as a key challenger to Wickremesinghe due to his popularity among the young people fed up with corruption that they believe caused the economic crisis.
Sri Lanka Elections: Who Is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Surprise ...
WEB4 hours ago · Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake led the the early trends on Sunday as voting ended in the country to elect their next president. The elections are happening in the island nation for the first time since the ouster of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa following a mass protest in 2022. Dissanayake was …