Sri Lanka president-elect Dissanayake wants compatriots to help him 'rewrite history', calls for general election
Sri Lankan lawmaker Anura Kumura Dissanayake has won the nation's presidential election and wants to “rewrite history”. Dissanayake clinched 42 per cent of the ballots, almost 1.3 million more than his closest rival - opposition leader Sajith Premadasa. It marks the first time in the country's electoral history that the race was decided by a second round of counting. Maneshka Borham explains the significance of Dissanayake's victory, and what it means for the country.
Sri Lankan lawmaker Anura Kumura Dissanayake has won the nation's presidential election and wants to “rewrite history”. Dissanayake clinched 42 per cent of the ballots, almost 1.3 million more than his closest rival - opposition leader Sajith Premadasa. It marks the first time in the country's electoral history that the race was decided by a second round of counting. Maneshka Borham explains the significance of Dissanayake's victory, and what it means for the country.
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