Author: Marlon Ariyasinghe | Journal of Democracy

Marlon Ariyasinghe is a PhD student in Performance Studies at Stanford University. He was the former Senior Assistant Editor at Himal Southasian. He tweets at @exfrotezter.

The Man Who Would Oust a Dynasty

Marlon Ariyasinghe

A few years ago Anura Kumara Dissanayake led a struggling political party with bleak prospects. Now he is Sri Lanka’s newly elected president. The hardest work may still lie ahead.