Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes oath as Sri Lanka’s next president
Al Jazeera
Marxist-leaning politician says he understands the complex challenges facing Sri Lanka and aims to meet people’s hopes.
Marxist-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken his oath as Sri Lanka’s new president after he was declared the winner of Saturday’s election.
Dissanayake took his oath at the Presidential Secretariat building in Colombo early Monday morning.
He said he understood the complexity of the problems facing Sri Lanka and would work hard to realise people’s hopes and win the confidence of all Sri Lankans.
“I will do my best to fully restore the people’s confidence in politicians,” Dissanayake said after taking the oath.
“I am not a conjurer, I am not a magician,” he added. “There are things I know and things I don’t know, but I will seek the best advice and do my best. For that, I need the support of everyone.”
