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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka elects Marxist lawmaker as next president after political and economic upheaval
2024-09-23
Interesting times once again for those poor Sri Lankans. Ah well — it looks like they’re going to be another demonstration of why communism doesn’t work.
[NYPOST] Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the South Asian nation toward economic ruin.

Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular among youth, secured victory over opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took over the country two years ago after its economy hit bottom.

Dissanayake received 5,740,179 votes, followed by Premadasa with 4,530,902, Election Commission data showed.
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Posted by:Fred

#2  Here goes the country.
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2024-09-23 09:48  

#1  No more IMF bailouts. Reality's gonna suck
Posted by: Frank G   2024-09-23 07:53  

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