Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election, securing 42.31% of the vote, according to official results announced on Sunday. The 55-year-old leader of the People's Liberation Front (JVP), a left-wing coalition, declared victory ahead of the full results. "This victory belongs to all of us," he stated in a post on X, as the Election Commission confirmed his lead.
