The election was crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval.
Leader and the presidential candidate of National People's Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives at a polling station to cast his vote in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Saturday.
Dissanayake received 5,740,179 votes, followed by Premadasa with 4,530,902, Election Commission data showed.The election held Saturday was crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval. The election was a virtual referendum on Wickremesinghe’s leadership of a fragile recovery, including restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt under an International Monetary Fund bailout program after it defaulted in 2022.
Wickremesinghe's Foreign Minister Ali Sabry congratulated Dissanayake and said he hopes he will “lead with a commitment to transparency, integrity, and the long-term good of the country.”
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