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Anura Dissanayake: JVP gets its biggest high with his rise
Marxist leaderAnura Kumara Dissanayakerose from a humble background to the pinnacle of leadership in Sri Lanka, presenting himself as a transformative leader to young voters and those tired of the "corrupt politics" of the traditional politicians.
Dissanayake, 56, popularly known as AKD, was on Sunday declared the winner of Saturday's presidential election.
The election on Saturday was the first to be held since mass protests unseated Gotabaya Rajapaksain 2022 after the country suffered an economic crisis.
His accession to the post is a remarkable turnaround for his half-century-old party Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), which had long remained on the margins. He is Sri Lanka's first-ever Marxist party leader to become head of state.
The leader of the JVP's broader front, the National People's Power(NPP), Dissanayake's anti-corruptionmessage and his promise of a change in political culture resonated strongly with young