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Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake assumed office as Sri Lanka's president on September 23, pledging to lead the country into a new "Renaissance."
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Dissanayake, 56, was sworn in as Sri Lanka's ninth president by Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya at the Presidential Secretariat.
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In his inaugural address to the nation, Dissanayake thanked his predecessor Ranil Wickremesinghe for respecting the people’s mandate and facilitating a peaceful transfer of power.
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Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake signs his oath document of office during the swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Secretariat, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Dissanayake stressed Sri Lanka cannot remain in isolation and needed international cooperation. He said he is not a magician, but his objective is to be part of a collective responsibility to elevate the economic crisis-stricken country.
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Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party's broader front National People’s Power (NPP), defeated his closest rival Sajith Premadasa of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) in Saturday's election.
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