Sri Lanka's new leader says no magic solution to crisis
23rd September 2024
Self-avowed Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayaka of the People's Liberation Front (JVP) took his oath at the colonial-era Presidential Secretariat in Colombo after trouncing his nearest rivals in Saturday's vote.
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President's Office on September 23, 2024 shows Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka attending his swearing-in ceremony, in Colombo. (AFP)
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Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn in to office Monday and vowed to restore public faith in politics, but