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

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.