FILE -Leader and the presidential candidate of National People's Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves to supporters during a public rally in Dehiowita, Sri Lanka, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

FILE -Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves as he departs the election commission office after winning the Sri Lankan presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena), File)

FILE -Leader and the presidential candidate of National People's Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake speaks to supporters during the final public rally ahead of the election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)

FILE -Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves as he leaves from the election commission office after winning Sri Lankan presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)

FILE -Anura Kumara Dissanayake, center, leader of opposition political party National People's Power attends a protest rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)