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Inside Sri Lanka's 2024 Presidential Election with Dr. Shamara Wettimuny

Inside Sri Lanka's 2024 Presidential Election with Dr. Shamara Wettimuny

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On September 21st, Sri Lankans headed to the polls for the country’s first presidential elections since the successful 2022 protests that forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from power. They elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of a Marxist-influenced party with a contentious past. Dr. Shamara Wettimuny (Oxford University) joins the pod from Colombo to discuss the post-election dynamics and early signs from the new administration.

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