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Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard
Police commandos stand guard outside a ballot counting center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardane)
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves as he leaves from the election commission office after winning Sri Lankan presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves as he leaves from the election commission office after winning Sri Lankan presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Supporters Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake cheer as they watch presidential election results on a big electronic screen in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives at the election commission office after winning Sri Lankan presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardane)
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves as he departs the election commission office after winning the Sri Lankan presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves as he departs the election commission office after winning the presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
A woman walks past old election posters of presidential candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe at a street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Polling officials carry a sealed ballot box as they return it to a counting center at the end of voting during presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves as he arrives at the election commission office after winning Sri Lankan presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardane)
Sri Lankan opposition leader Sajith Premadasa waves as he arrives at the election commission office, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardane)
A man walks past old election posters of presidential candidates Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Ranil Wickremesinghe at a street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
A man walks past torn election posters of President Ranil Wickremesinghe at a street in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
A police officer sits next to a sealed ballot box as polling officials prepare to return it to a counting center at the end of voting during presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)