Analysis: Difficult to make Marxist state of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's new president is the country's first with a "strongly left-leaning ideology", the BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan writes in an analytical text.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake is expected to call parliamentary elections shortly - and thus give his own party the opportunity to strengthen its position. But reshaping the country according to the Marxist model can be difficult, according to Ethirajan.
"It will be a challenge for him to get his coalition's policies through in a country that has invested in liberalism and free market principles since the late 1970s."
Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez believes that one can, however, count on Dissanayake to at least attack the issues before him with the energy that has become one of his hallmarks.
"There's a kind of energy when he walks through a room - I remember watching the release of his manifesto and it was almost palpable what a dynamo he is," she writes.
Sri Lanka's new president is the country's first with a "strongly left-leaning ideology", the BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan writes in an analytical text.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake is expected to call parliamentary elections shortly - and thus give his own party the opportunity to strengthen its position. But reshaping the country according to the Marxist model can be difficult, according to Ethirajan.
"It will be a challenge for him to get his coalition's policies through in a country that has invested in liberalism and free market principles since the late 1970s."
Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez believes that one can, however, count on Dissanayake to at least attack the issues before him with the energy that has become one of his hallmarks.
"There's a kind of energy when he walks through a room - I remember watching the release of his manifesto and it was almost palpable what a dynamo he is," she writes.
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Despite the criticism: Will not tear up the agreement with the IMF
Sri Lanka's incoming president Anura Kumara Dissanayake will not tear up his predecessor's agreement with the International Monetary Fund. A spokesperson for the campaign told AFP shortly after Dissanayake was declared the winner of Saturday's election.
- It is a binding document, but there is room for negotiation, says the spokesperson.
He believes that Dissanayake wants, among other things, to lower the income tax and the tax on food and medicines sharply.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake represents the Marxist party JVP and during the election campaign has been very critical of the austerity policy pursued by incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe in accordance with the agreement with the IMF.
Sri Lanka's incoming president Anura Kumara Dissanayake will not tear up his predecessor's agreement with the International Monetary Fund. A spokesperson for the campaign told AFP shortly after Dissanayake was declared the winner of Saturday's election.
- It is a binding document, but there is room for negotiation, says the spokesperson.
He believes that Dissanayake wants, among other things, to lower the income tax and the tax on food and medicines sharply.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake represents the Marxist party JVP and during the election campaign has been very critical of the austerity policy pursued by incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe in accordance with the agreement with the IMF.
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Marxist looks set to take home victory in Sri Lankan elections
55-year-old Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist party JVP, looks set to become Sri Lanka's new president, news agencies write.
In the ongoing vote count, the 55-year-old is ahead of both incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa. The country's foreign minister has already declared him the winner.
Like the other presidential candidates, Dissanayake went to the polls on solutions to the economic crisis in the country, where the percentage of people living below the poverty line has increased sharply in recent years.
The JVP has until now not had much influence in parliament, but the party grew strongly during the protests against former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022.
55-year-old Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist party JVP, looks set to become Sri Lanka's new president, news agencies write.
In the ongoing vote count, the 55-year-old is ahead of both incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa. The country's foreign minister has already declared him the winner.
Like the other presidential candidates, Dissanayake went to the polls on solutions to the economic crisis in the country, where the percentage of people living below the poverty line has increased sharply in recent years.
The JVP has until now not had much influence in parliament, but the party grew strongly during the protests against former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022.
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