Sri Lanka swears in new president
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh GunawardenaBBC
•Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president
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Sri Lanka swears in new left-leaning president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake .
The 55-year-old promises to "rewrite history" for a country that is recovering from its worst economic crisis.
Saturday 's election was the first since 2022 , when discontent over the economy fuelled mass protests and chased former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa from power.
Sri Lanka is restructuring the terms of its debt payments with foreign and domestic lenders.
The main focus has been the country's $ 36bn worth of foreign debt, of which $ 7bn is owed to China .
Wickremesinghe said he would double tourist arrivals and establish a national wealth fund.
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