President Wickremesinghe bids farewell, praises people’s mandate for President-elect Anura Dissanayake
In a heartfelt final address to the nation yesterday, President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his gratitude to the people of Sri Lanka for the mandate given during the 21st Presidential election. ..
Emotional Farewell: Wickremesinghe Hands Over Sri Lanka to Anura Dissanayake
Outgoing President Ranil Wickremesinghe bids farewell to the Sri Lankan presidency after 26 months, handing over to president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Wickremesinghe reflects on his tenure, emphasizing economic recovery efforts and expressing hope for continued progress.
Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe's reelection bid hinges on economy
President Ranil Wickremesinghe charted a path for Sri Lanka out of its worst financial crisis in decades, but the austerity measures that were key to this recovery may hinder his bid to return to his job in Saturday's presidential election.
Who Is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka's New President Who Knocked Out Ranil Wickremesinghe?
Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's first election since the ongoing economic and political crisis began and knocked out incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe. Dissanayake secured almost 42% of the popular vote against his nearest rival Sajith Premadasa,
President Wickremesinghe expresses deep gratitude to Sri Lankan people
President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed his deep gratitude to the people of Sri Lanka for the mandate granted during the Presidential election held on 21 September. ..
“President elect Anura Dissanayake, with deepest affection, I entrust to you “the beloved child of Sri Lanka” – President Wickremesinghe
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, making a farewell speech, yesterday. expressed his deep gratitude to the people of Sri Lanka. He acknowledged that in accordance with the will of the people, the leadership of the country should now be passed on to President Anura Dissanayake.
Ranil Wickremesinghe bids an emotional farewell to Lanka presidency
President Ranil Wickremesinghe who lost Sri Lanka’s presidential election on Sunday bid an emotional farewell to his 26 months job as the island nation’s president and handed over the care of the “child” called Sri Lanka to president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Can Ranil Wickremesinghe survive Sri Lanka’s elections? Two years after crisis, economic struggles continue
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Dissanayake in lead to become Sri Lanka's president, Wickremesinghe in third place
About 75 per cent of the eligible 17 million people in Sri Lanka cast their votes in Saturday's election..Anura Kumara Dissanayake. National People's Power. Sri Lanka elections. Sri Lanka New President.
Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leaning Dissanayake Wins Presidential Election, Local TV Says
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won the presidential election for the debt-ridden island nation, local TV said on Sunday, citing Election Commission figures. (Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly in Colombo,
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the nation toward economic ruin
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Ranil Wickremesinghe's Rocky Road to Recovery: Will Austerity Measures Impact His Presidential Bid?
President Ranil Wickremesinghe led Sri Lanka through its worst financial crisis in decades by implementing austerity measures ...
Exclusive | 'No one was willing to take that decision’: Sri Lanka's Wickremesinghe justifies austerity
In an exclusive interview to Firstpost Managing Editor Palki Sharma, President Ranil Wickremesinghe defended his tough ...
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I look after Sri Lanka’s interests, that includes ensuring no harm to India’s security—Wickremesinghe to ThePrint
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, credited with fixing the nation’s economy, is up against 37 other candidates in ...
Socialist to lead Sri Lanka in major shakeup amid financial crisis
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, known as AKD, leads a leftist coalition that is promising to renegotiate a bailout program with the ...