Sri Lanka's Marxist Politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake Leads Presidential Vote
Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become the next president of the debt-ridden country seeking to elect a leader to bolster its fragile economic recovery. Dissanayake won about 53% of a million votes counted so far in the election, Sri Lanka's Election Commission data showed.
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa was second at 22%, ahead of President Ranil Wickremesinghe in third place.
