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"I will rewrite history"/ The new President of Sri Lanka vows

2024-09-23 07:16:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

"I will rewrite history"/ The new President of Sri Lanka vows

Sri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has taken his oath of office, promising to rewrite history for a country recovering from its worst economic crisis.

The left-leaning Dissanayake has billed himself as a disruptor of the political status quo, and analysts see his victory as a repudiation of the corruption and cronyism that has long plagued the country.

Saturday's election was the first since 2022, when discontent over the economy fueled mass protests and ousted former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Dissanayake has received congratulatory messages from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the US State Department.

In a statement on the eve of his swearing in as president, the 55-year-old, also known as AKD, said "this victory belongs to all of us" and that Sri Lanka was at a "new beginning".

"Millions of eyes filled with hope and expectation push us forward and together, we are ready to rewrite the history of Sri Lanka," he said.

During the campaign, Dissanayake promised voters good governance and tough measures against corruption.

He has promised to develop Sri Lanka's manufacturing, agriculture and IT sectors. He has also pledged to continue the agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to rescue Sri Lanka from the economic crisis, reducing the impact of its austerity measures on the country's poorest.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena resigned before Dissanayake was sworn in, paving the way for the dissolution of parliament./ CNA





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