Sri - Lanka General Election 2024 Post - Election Report
On September 21st, Sri Lankans headed to the polls for the country’s first presidential elections since the successful 2022 protests that forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from power. They elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of a Marxist-influenced party with a contentious past. For context on his victory and analysis of whether this signals a lasting shift away from politics of the post-conflict period in Sri Lanka, see our student Post-Election Report from Research Assistant Wade McGuire. Also see our interview with Dr. Shamara Wettimuny (Oxford University), who joined the CAD podcast from Colombo to discuss the post-election dynamics and early signs from the new administration.
