new president of sri lanka

• Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election by securing 42.31 per cent votes.

• Dissanayake took oath at the Presidential Secretariat.

• The recent election saw a voter turnout of 76 per cent, with 17 million Sri Lankan voters able to exercise their franchise.

• Sajith Premadasa came second with 32.76 per cent votes.

• Ranil Wickremesinghe came third with 17.27 per cent votes.