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    Who is Ranil Wickremesinghe?
    Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who succeeded Rajapaksa and has been working to revitalize Sri Lanka's economy, is running for re-election. He faces competition from Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Sajith Premadasa from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party.

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    Did Wickremesinghe pull Sri Lanka out of economic instability?
    With many tenures as prime minister, he is seen by voters as part of the old guard responsible for Sri Lanka’s economic plunge. But Wickremesinghe has taken credit for pulling Sri Lanka out of extreme economic instability. Two other front-runners have called for a renegotiation of the IMF deal.

    Sri Lanka votes in first election since financial meltdown

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    Why did Wickremesinghe vote in Colombo?
    "It's a turning point for Sri Lanka to get away from conventional politics which destroyed the country and the conventional economy which destroyed the country... and (for) a new social system, and a political system," Wickremesinghe said after casting his vote in Colombo.

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    Who won Sri Lanka's election?
    Dissanayake won about 53% of a million votes counted so far in the election, Sri Lanka's Election Commission data showed. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa was second at 22%, ahead of President Ranil Wickremesinghe in third place.

    Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake in early lead to become president

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      Sri Lanka’s newly elected president is sworn into office

      WEBJul 21, 2022 · Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe, seen as an ally of his ousted predecessor, is taking charge of a nation bitterly angry he will remain in power amid an economic crisis.

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      Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as President …

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      WEBJul 21, 2022 · Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as president, amid hopes that he will pull the country out of its economic suffering. The 73-year-old took his oath at the tightly-guarded...

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      WEBCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, which is engulfed in a political and …

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