AKD claims victory in Presidential elections

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake claimed victory in the race to become the ninth Executive President of Sri Lanka, beating Sajith Premadasa after the country's first ever Presidential Election run-off.

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KASN Sunday, 22 September 2024 07:45 PM

Congratulations Mr. President

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Equality and Justice for everyone! Sunday, 22 September 2024 07:48 PM

Congratulations!!! Hopefully, this would be the beginning of an era where everyone is treated equally in front of the law.

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Shelliah Sunday, 22 September 2024 07:50 PM

God bless you,

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Yoga Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:05 PM

A hollow victory with 58% not preferring him. Interesting to see how this result reflects in a general election.

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Rip Winkle Sunday, 22 September 2024 10:15 PM

Yoga, you don't get it. The people were fed up with Ranil and wanted him out first and foremost. In order to achieve this, they had to vote for either of the only two other credible choices, namely Sajith and Anura. You see, it became obvious to the masses that Ranil would continue with not just turning a blind eye on the wide scale corruption that is taking place but also shield the crooked ministers and mp's. Everyone knows that Ranil doesn't give a darn for the suffering people of the country, and that all he is concerned about is how he is perceived on the international stage by world leaders. Voting for Anura was also a once in a lifetime opportunity to bring to an end the family dynasty pattern of governance. Everyone who voted for Anura did so because he has a much cleaner slate than Sajith. I'm not a fan of any of the contenders including the Marxist leaning Anura, but I believe he is the best from the lot. The country needs a change as much as Anura deserves a Chance.

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Man Monday, 23 September 2024 06:19 AM

@ Rip Winkle; The change? AKD requested the support of Sajith while doing party politics, separately as the country has faced economical and political crisis as they are not that capable to handle all alone. So, Sajith agreed on the sake of 22 M people of Sri Lanka. He will be the PM hereafter, till the next presidential election to have proper discussions and investments for SL with IMF, Bond holders, etc. and have 0% debt restructuring on EPF and ETF loans.

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Ro Bert Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:11 PM

Congratulations

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Rip Winkle Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:11 PM

Thank you staff of the Daily Mirror for being the best from all the reliable local news outlets during this colossally important election. Rip Winkle.

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Mani Ratnam Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:31 PM

Congratulations AKD. Please amalyse the ethnic riots in 1956, 1958, 1961, 1971, 2977, 1981 burning of jaffna library, 1983 black july and 2009. Tamil popularion was forced out of the Country. Those living in refugee camps in india are being tortured by indian police. We have left them there as no Sri Lankan government was intetested to bring them back. IAM SURE AKD WILL BE Sympathetic. Brithers killed brothers for 26 years and we have victory parades. SHAME. T

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j jayt Monday, 23 September 2024 09:26 AM

You must not try to make Sri lanka a Tamil country. Sri lanka is not a Tamil country. Tamil came to west by plotting to get citizenship and used the west for a military plot against Srilanka with Western supporters

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Renas Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:33 PM

Congratulations Mr. President. Unite the country to work hard toward making the true pearl of Indian Ocean. Bring back the prosperous Ceylon as it was once.

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AJ Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:58 PM

We like to request you to start, revolution in local agriculture from your day one,plan it well, focus all available machinery and people before late, make your dream of renovating thousand tanks also tangible,it was talked so much during election campaign

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Dee Sunday, 22 September 2024 11:13 PM

We are watching!

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Grateful Monday, 23 September 2024 12:06 AM

@Rip Winkle, Totally agree. Thanks for your time and energy in writing this.

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Herman Perera Monday, 23 September 2024 03:07 AM

Congratulations AKD. Make this Island to what we called "THE PEARL OF THE INDIAN OCEAN".

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db Monday, 23 September 2024 01:52 PM

prediction I made in Dalugama 20 years ago became a true. what a way . One of his Rathu ira TV program led me to make this prediction. You can do it Anura..

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