Sri Lanka election results: Second count to decide presidential winner
Briefly

Marxist-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads with 39.5 percent votes in the first round of Sri Lanka's historic presidential election, prompting a second round.
Dissanayake, appealing as an alternative to the traditional elite, is focused on welfare measures and is critical of the IMF's austerity-driven loan conditions.
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