Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake wins presidential election, local TV says

FILE PHOTO: Anura Kumara Dissanayake, National People's Power leader gestures at his supporters as he arrives at an election campaign rally for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Dehiowita, Sri Lanka September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won the presidential election for the debt-ridden island nation, local TV said on Sunday, citing Election Commission figures.

(Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly in Colombo, writing by Pushkala Aripaka; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)