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Coverage dated September 21, 2024

Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads early official vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka's presidential election, according

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  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads early official vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka's presidential election, according

  2. Voice of America

    Sri Lanka's Dissanayake and Premadasa head to presidential race runoff (opens Voice of America)

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    Dissanayake polls 39.5% of counted votes; Premadasa second with 34%

  3. The Republic

    Marxist Dissanayake leads early vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election (opens The Republic)

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    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election Commission, but he is still short of the 50% needed for victory.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Marxist-leaning Dissanayake on course to win Sri Lanka’s presidential vote (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Votes are being counted in Sri Lanka’s presidential election.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Sri Lanka holds historic second count to choose president – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Sri Lankan authorities begin a second round of vote counting to determine the next president. Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake appears to be in pole position.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Leftist Dissanayake leads as Sri Lanka goes to historic round two counting (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Marxist-leaning politician Dissanayake leads as second round of counting under way to decide the presidential winner.

  7. NBC News

    Marxist lawmaker leads the vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election (opens NBC News)

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    Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa headed to a run-off for Sri Lanka’s presidency on Sunday, the election body said, with a second round of counting to determine the winner using preferential votes.

  8. Voice of America

    Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake takes early lead in presidential race (opens Voice of America)

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    Dissanayake was leading with 47% of total votes counted

  9. Green Field Reporter

    Marxist Dissanayake leads early vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election Commission, but he is still short of the 50% needed for victory.

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