Sri Lanka elects left- leaning President

WARNING: FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY Sri Lanka's left-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected president in the first vote since 2022 mass protests. Mr Dissanayake, who leads the National People's Power coalition, claimed he had won the polls as he said on X: "This victory belongs to all of us."      Sky's Neville Lazarus reports. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/sri-lanka-is-yearning-to-turn-a-page-as-country-votes-in-presidential-election-13218808 #srilanka #election #worldnews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales