A political alliance centered on the working class has emerged as a strong contender in Sri Lanka’s presidential race.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, presidential candidate of opposition political party National People's Power speaks to Associated Press in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of National People's Power alliance and its presidential candidate, says he's serving those who were part of public protests that“The people of our country have a great expectation for a change” Dissanayake told The Associated Press.
Dissanayake says the people's wishes for a change were not realized because the protesters did not have a plan beyond ousting the president and weren't equipped to take charge. Wickremesinghe sent police to disperse them soon after he took charge. NPP is a political movement made up of 21 different groups including political parties, youth groups, women’s groups, trade unions and other civil society groups. Dissanayake’s original party is the People’s Liberation Front, which is the key force behind the NPP coalition.
“More attention should be paid to the hardships faced by the people when moving forward with the IMF program,” he said. “On the question of accountability, it should not be in a way to take revenge, not in a way to accuse someone, but only to find out the truth,” Dissanayake said. “Even the victims do not expect anyone to be punished. They only want to know what happened.”
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