34 In a worrying political upset, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a neo-Marxist candidate, has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, defying expectations and marking a decisive break from the country’s entrenched political elite. Dissanayake’s success in the presidency not only breaks the stronghold of the traditional ruling families but also raises fresh questions about the country’s ongoing economic recovery, especially its $3bn International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout deal, which has been

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