Sri Lanka's Dissanayake in early lead to become president
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday (Sep 22) in his bid to become the next president of the debt-ridden country seeking to elect a leader to bolster its fragile economic recovery. Early results from Saturday's vote strongly suggested that the 55-year-old would become the first leftist commander-in-chief and head of state of the small but strategically placed island nation. The election pits Dissanayaka against President
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