Anura Kumara Dissanayake becomes ninth Executive President

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake was named the ninth Executive President of Sri Lanka after beating Sajith Premadasa in the country's first ever Presidential Election run-off with a margin of 1.2 million votes.

ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE

Total votes 5,634,915

Preferences 105,264

Total 5,740,179

SAJITH PREMADASA

Total votes - 4,363,035

Preferences - 167,867

Total - 4,530,902

Comments - 27

Jaya Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:16 PM

Congratulations!

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Sokrates Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:26 PM

Absolutely senseless talk from the Election Commissioner. It's sad that he needs a Tamil translator in this office, as he apparently doesn't speak Tamil or doesn't speak it well enough. Very interesting that the born looser Ranil is not present. As clear-thinking people have advised him, that he should not have run for president but should have retired honorably from politics. Now he is being beaten away like a mad dog.

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John R Sunday, 22 September 2024 10:25 PM

If RW had retired honorably the election outcome would be very different and we would have a president with a clear majority in the first round. An eelam sympathizer is concerned about the language skills about the election commissioner but the fact that a translator was used is commendable.

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sss Sunday, 22 September 2024 10:31 PM

Tell us one country where all the officials are required to now more than one language by their work requirements. For a long time in Sri Lanka people have this social order given to proficiency in English. This has led to knuckle heads being appointed to important positions in public and private sector who happen to know English. This is one of the main reasons that Sri lanka has not developed towards an innovative knowledge based economy

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Danny Sunday, 22 September 2024 10:31 PM

Trying to understand your point? Election commissioner took the correct step in using both important languages and what issue you have in that. I am glad he didn’t use English.

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Mohan Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:42 PM

Congrats. Now, it is time to start working towards the aspirations of the people.

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Kumara Ilangasinghe Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:43 PM

Proud to have a President from the රජරට for a change. Well done and good wishes.

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Nihal Amarasekera Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:45 PM

Congratulations

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Vipin B Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:45 PM

Let's hope this landmark election marks a new era and the end of corrupt / savage politics that engulfed the country for 76 years that eventually led to its bankruptcy driven by Rajapakses (at the forefront being the most corrupt and criminalistic) followed by Sirisenas, Premadasas, Bandaranyakes, Jayawardenas, and Wickramsinghes and their cronies. Hope all the perpetrators will be brought to justice under the new government upholding the independency of judiciary for the first time in our history.

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Sri Lankan Citizen Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:45 PM

Congratulations ADK. In my view, ADK has two options (i) build on from what RW left behind or (ii) try to take your election agenda forward but that will possibly run the country into chaos worse than Gota's scenario. Good luck..!

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Jude Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:46 PM

Just get it going, president AKD you have to do few things that's tangible to people, before the general Elections, and the voters could vote overwhelmingly majority at the next general Elections.

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Volker Metzger Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:56 PM

The result is ultimately no surprise to me! I had expected AKD to win, although I preferred another candidate! The majority of people simply want something "different in general" and believe that better times are now beginning with the old Marxists! Let's wait and see what really happens! AKD has promised a lot: a general reckoning with the corrupt old politicians, the elimination of corruption in general, fair tax policy, investment incentives for the economy, combating crime and drug problems, etc. !!! Let's wait and see what the country looks like in two years! I do not believe in the success of Marxist-socialist politics, and I also doubt Anura Kumara's ability to be president !!! I just hope for the people of Sri Lanka that Sir Raimund Popper's statement that "the (socialist) attempt to create heaven on earth has always only produced hell" does not become reality !!! After all, AKD has announced a new era of politics in the country with very good future prospects!

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johan Sunday, 22 September 2024 08:56 PM

Hardships of SL people vanished. Hope prosperous period are ahead under AKD. No doubt the way he brought his party to victory he will bring prospertity to SL and its people, as well

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Sam Silva Sunday, 22 September 2024 10:34 PM

Yes no more hardship for the people who wanted their dreams come true. No more protesting, everyone works hard, all the culprits in jail, all food will be available for very nominal price, all unemployed people will be given opportunity, no drugs and underworld activities and the list goes on. It will be paradise to live in srilanka!!.

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Azar Sunday, 22 September 2024 09:04 PM

There are stil 350 thousand dim wits in Srilanka who voted Namal Congrats to the new president hope good days are coming.

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Massdeen Sunday, 22 September 2024 09:19 PM

CONGRATULATIONS AKD ON YOUR VICTORY AS THE 9th President of Sri Lanka . My heartfelt congratulations to you and pray for you . May Almighty give you the coand the strength to lead this country in a good manner free of corruption with fairness and justice.

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D perera Sunday, 22 September 2024 09:21 PM

Our heartful congratulations !! Now take the country to the right direction. We belive on you.

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Joshua Sunday, 22 September 2024 09:24 PM

Let the new journey begin SL. Hope the aspirations of the people are met.

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MY PREDICTION OF A MIRACLE OF MIRACLES HAS COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN. Sunday, 22 September 2024 09:31 PM

CONGRATULATIONS TO ANURA, OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED AND A MIRACLE OF MIRACLES WAS SENT DOWN FROM HEAVEN. ANURA WILL LINE UP A GREAT HONEST TEAM, HIS PARTY , ADVISORS AND LEGAL TEAM. I WISH ANURA AND HIS TEAMS EVERY SUCCESS AND MAY THE LORD GUIDEV ANAURA AND HIS TEAM TO BRING ABOUT PEACE, STABILITY, THE POOR OUT OF POVERTY, THE ECONOMY FLOURISHING AND WHATEVER ELSE HE HAS PROMISED THE PEOPLE.

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Soori Maripalan Sunday, 22 September 2024 09:35 PM

We are absolutely happy for this victory! One important point is to end the corruption and unlawful situation in SL! We wish th SL will develop under your leadership!

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Senthi Sunday, 22 September 2024 09:40 PM

Congratulations

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Islander Sunday, 22 September 2024 09:40 PM

Such a great responsibility at such a young age. But he represents the future. Anura, please become fluent in all three languages. They are all your fellow citizens or internationalist. As a young man you can do it. Congratulations and best wishes to you for a fair government. Swinging too far to the right or to the left or as all the previous leaders done since 1956to focus on ethnocentrism will only harm the country. Karma is the Newton's Third Law of Motion: For every action/force in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction. We saw that in beautiful action with Aragalaya -- the struggle, போராட்டம். It took nearly eight decades for a n equilibrium

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Carry out Western ideology Sunday, 22 September 2024 10:06 PM

My bet is Harini will become the PM

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Vithana Sunday, 22 September 2024 10:31 PM

How come? Then what happens to the senior members of the party? No one knows who Harini is in the first place.

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Rob Sunday, 22 September 2024 10:16 PM

Congrads Mr President AKD hope you improve our country. Well done Mr Sajith for accepting the result like a gentleman. Well done for bravely contesting Mr Namal. You did your campaign decently. Well done Mr Dilith for first timer you did well. Now let us forget blaming, arguing and fighting and make this the best place in the world. This is a paradise with every resource. All countrymen should work honestly. A president cant make you honest.

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Db Sunday, 22 September 2024 10:16 PM

Best wishes for you than expecting more hope

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SP Sunday, 22 September 2024 10:32 PM

I am writing this after watching an extremely tiresome and a long talkfest aka election commissioner’s ’vote of thanks’ and the new president’s and the new runner up’s surprisingly short replies. Both these gentlemen were not there when the country was burning. That task was left to another guy who slowly but surely brought it back to some kind of normalcy, relieved the burden on people a little and set it on a growth path. If not for him this election wouldn’t have been possible due to utter chaos. But what did he get in return? A veiled dig for not having some insignificant local elections and giving some small relief to the already suffering government servants! I congratulate you Mr (new) President on your victory but surely you could have done better on your predecessor!

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