Anura Kumara Dissanayake, National People’s Power leader gestures at his supporters as he arrives at an election campaign rally for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Dehiowita, Sri Lanka September 17, 2024.
Reuters – September 22, 2024

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.