Sri Lanka’s leftist president faces first parliament test

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Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake hails from a leftist background but enjoys the backing of the country’s business elites.
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Source: AFP

Sri Lanka’s new leftist leader has drawn strong support from an unlikely source as he seeks to expand his three parliamentary seats to a house majority in elections on Thursday.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 55, who counts Karl Marx and Che Guevara among his heroes, has the backing of the country’s largest and most…

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