Sri Lanka election results: Dissanayake declared winner

Colombo, September 22 — Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been declared the winner of the presidential election, according to the Election Commission of Sri Lanka.

For the first time in the country’s history, election officials counted the second-preference votes after no candidate secured 50 percent.

The president-elect is expected to be sworn in on Monday, according to initial information.