💨 Abstract

In a historic event, Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party's broader front National People's Power (NPP) was declared the winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the Election Commission. He defeated his closest rival, Sajith Premadasa of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), in an unprecedented second round of counting.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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