A Marxist is Sri Lanka's new leader. So, what now?

Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, rode to power on two major electoral planks that aimed to completely change the island nation’s political system and adopt a strong anti-corruption approach.

Long before Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s 10th president on September 23, the National People’s Power (NPP), a coalition of 28 political parties, including the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Perumana (JVM) which he heads, had focused on reforming the public health services and address housing shortages.