Sri Lankans 斯里蘭卡經濟危機後首次總統大選

新聞摘要：

週一，斯里蘭卡選出自2022年大規模抗議活動罷免領導人下台以來，人民首次選出新總統，由馬克思主義政治家迪桑納亞克獲勝，這次投票被認為是一場關於經濟改革的選舉。

Polls have closed in Sri Lanka's election, where voters are choosing a new president for the first time since mass protests unseated the country's leader in 2022.

斯里蘭卡大選投票已經結束，這是自 2022 年大規模抗議活動罷免領導人下台以來，選民首次選出新總統。

The election came as the country seeks to recover from a severe economic crisis that led to shortages of essentials such as foods, medicines, cooking gas and fuel, triggering massive protests that forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country and resign.

這次選舉正值國家尋求從嚴重的經濟危機中復甦，這場危機導致食品、藥品、瓦斯氣體和燃料等必需品短缺，引發大規模抗議活動，迫使時任總統戈塔巴雅·拉賈帕克薩逃離該國並辭職。

Multiple analysts predict that economic concerns will be front of mind for voters in what is shaping up to be a close race.

多位分析師預測，在這場激烈的競爭中，經濟議題將成為選民首先考慮的問題。

Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.

週一，馬克思主義政治家迪桑納亞克，宣誓就任斯里蘭卡總統。

In a brief speech after the swearing-in, Dissanayake pledged to work with others to take on the country’s challenges.

迪桑納亞克在宣誓就職後的簡短演講中承諾將與其他人合作應對國家的挑戰。

💡參考內容: BBC、AP

📷Photo: Reuters