Sri Lanka Presidential Election 2024 Reports. This marked the first time in the. The marxist candidate, anura kumara dissanayake, was elected president of sri lanka on sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the established political order that ran the.

Anura kumara dissanayake of the national people’s power (npp) alliance won the presidential election held on 21 september, securing 42.3 per cent of the vote. Political and economic analysis,” at the national.