Sri Lanka: New President, New Way Forward
Dr Chulanee Attanayake, Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology
23-Sep-24 07:30
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Sri Lankans have elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new president, following a second tally of preferential votes, the first time in the country's history. Dr Chulanee Attanayake, a researcher at Swinburne University of Technology, explains why this is significant as also for the first time, the president is not from a political dynasty. Plus, he will also navigate the country out of the economic collapse it experienced in 2022.
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Produced by: Tun Hizami Hashim
Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam
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Categories: international, politics
Tags: elections, politics, sri lanka, Sri Lankan politics, president,