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Сентябрь
2024

Sri Lanka's new president faces uphill task in push for change

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New Delhi - Catapulted to power on an anti-corruption platform, Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, faces an uphill task in meeting his commitments to clean up the country's political culture and improving lives for millions mired in poverty since the country's economic collapse two years ago, say analysts.

With his party having only three lawmakers in the 225-member parliament, D