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6 days ago · Anura’s rise within the JVP was also consistent with his political performance. After being appointed as the head of the JVP Parliamentary group in 2008, the reigns of the party came into his hands in January 2014 – reigns, that he still has a stronghold over.
16 hours ago · It is no exaggeration to say that no previous Sri Lankan political leader has achieved what Anura Kumara Dissanayake accomplished this week. His leap from 418,553 (3.16%) in 2019 to 5,634,915 (42.31%) and victory in 2024 – a 14-fold jump in five years – is in itself unprecedented, not only in Sri Lanka but likely also elsewhere.
6 days ago · The JVP under Anura did embrace democracy, tempered its anti-capitalist stance, and also adopted a more centrist approach while retaining anti-imperialist rhetoric. As a leader, Anura has focused on anti-corruption, governance reform, and nationalism, over classical Marxist ideals like class struggle.
Sep 22, 2024 · Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected president. His anti-corruption stance and promise of political change resonated with young voters. Dissanayake's victory marks a significant shift for the JVP, which has historically been on the political margins.
5 days ago · A quick flashback: Through the first dozen years of the new millennium, the JVP split twice on the question of whether its alliances with the main ruling coalitions of that period, led by...
Sep 20, 2024 · Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the National People’s Power leader, main plank was to tackle corruption in the country. Reuters. In 1995, Dissanayake became the national organiser of the Socialist Students Association and was appointed to the central working committee of the JVP. Three years later, he became a member of the party’s political bureau.
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6 days ago · Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden country’s first election since its economy collapsed in 2022. The ...
