Anura Kumara to take oaths as president tomorrow

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Colombo, September 22 (Daily Mirror) - After the Election Commission announces the NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the winner of the 2024 presidential election later today, Daily Mirror learns that Dissanayake will take oaths as the new president at a simple ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat tomorrow morning (23)..

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Sokrates Sunday, 22 September 2024 12:28 PM

An old German saying goes: "Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king." In my opinion, as a foreigner living in Sri Lanka, this result is the best solution for the country. It has happened just as I predicted. I hope that AKD will keep his promises and also house the corrupt politicians, family clans and officials in state lodges. However, I think that my hopes will not be fulfilled and the war criminals will be handed over to The Hague.

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Romesh Sunday, 22 September 2024 12:32 PM

How? 70% have voted against him.

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mohan Sunday, 22 September 2024 12:36 PM

is everyone ignoring power of 2nd round counting ?

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Pathmaranjan Sunday, 22 September 2024 12:40 PM

Thank you for your comment. This is so true.

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SMBM. Anssar Sunday, 22 September 2024 12:41 PM

Congrats

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[email protected] Sunday, 22 September 2024 12:43 PM

We should NOT allow foreigners like Socrates to interfere in our sovereignty... That is the reason for our debacle. We are being so nice to everyone which leads us to bad situation

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Yohan Sunday, 22 September 2024 12:47 PM

Still he is not the winner. so probably second count of votes may even change the winner. Though postal votes had an almost a and slide victory foe AKD, he has not being able to secure majority in most districts and just manage to get above 50 percent in few districts. Still major districts are pending and day dreaming is bad. Lol

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Nihal Amarasekera Sunday, 22 September 2024 12:52 PM

Time is moving concepts are changing. This seems the best happening for the suffering Sri Lanka. Let's hope for the best. Somehow we have to come out of the tunnel through sheer commitment, honesty and sans corruption. Hard work , it will take time. We as public do have to help in the process by being disciplined and adjust as best as possible. Of course there will be pessimists and leg pullers as usual. Let us move forward as one country with amity among all communitied. Leadership is vital.

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Politics Sunday, 22 September 2024 01:11 PM

AKD will be the best President that Sri Lanka has ever produced. our best wishes and congratulation to AKD. A humble and simple president. We all wish him a good luck in his president; Your excellency AKD you have a blessing of 22 million Sri Lankans to take this country out of this mess.

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Romesh Sunday, 22 September 2024 02:27 PM

22 million didn't vote for him Majority voted against him. He has less than 40% vote. He can't be president

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Ralph Perera Sunday, 22 September 2024 01:19 PM

There are no war criminals here but those who violated human rights. But then again, that's there all over especially now as you can very clearly see with Israel, US, and several EU countries as well. As a German, you can see what has happened to your own country with bad immigration policies as well isn't it?

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Citizen2023 Sunday, 22 September 2024 01:20 PM

Congrats to Anura for the resounding victory. Good luck. Every citizen who voted him to be our President for the next 5 years, wants him to fulfill all the promises made in NPP's manifesto and take the corrupted politicians to books, ease the sufferings of the poor, take measures to bring down the COL, which will benefit the ppl and Senior citizens who live on pensions and little savings. Take all measures to recover the looted money from the country, Bond scam, arrest culprits of the Easter Sunday attack, take over the govt dwellings occupied the former politicians etc. Respect all religions as all communities voted for you in this election. We pray to God that he should guide you in every path to take this beautiful country forward with the support of all parties. We are with you.

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Dee Sunday, 22 September 2024 01:20 PM

Congratulations . I accept the popular choice of the people who voted at a democratic and peaceful election. I congratulated in this same manner in 2019 and went silent for 6 months, but this time I won’t. All are watching! Especially all those who voted for you expecting a ‘rich and prosperous’ country! Remember, it’s not the head who matters , it’s the people. System change won’t happen unless people change

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Pakyasulti Sunday, 22 September 2024 01:32 PM

What about second preferential counting?

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D E M O'crazy Sunday, 22 September 2024 01:32 PM

hOW DO THEY PREDICT THE 50 percent plus at this stage

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sonna hamidon Sunday, 22 September 2024 01:55 PM

Anyone seen the gampaha district results,,?

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Alisten Sydney Sunday, 22 September 2024 02:05 PM

The country has important issues , eradication of corruption and poverty, implementation of a fair tax system , law and order, political appointments , increase productivity , Use of automated services , retrain Army in useful ways rather than protect the politicians houses and wives, improve health care , make sure all pay the uni fees after starting work and Aged care.

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Nadi Karunaratne Sunday, 22 September 2024 02:13 PM

Nobody is taking oaths until second preferences counted, possibly third. Likely Sajith will win, though not much enthusiasm for a second place candidate that two thirds of voters don't really want. But them is the rules.

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Foot note Sunday, 22 September 2024 02:37 PM

This is the power of peoples' wisdom and value of a system of the corrupt politics. Interested to know how many RW voters have marked 2nd or 3rd preferences to Sajith or Anura.

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