Marxist Lawmaker Dissanayake Wins Sri Lanka's Presidential Poll

New Delhi      - In Sri Lanka, Marxist-leaning lawmaker, Anura Kumar Dissanayake, has won the presidential election on promises of helping the poor and stamping out corruption in a country where an economic meltdown two years ago led to a resounding cry for systemic change.

It represents a major shift in the politics of the South Asian country, which rejected mainstream political parties that have