Sri Lanka's Dissanayake now must prioritize political reform

New president should empower local governments and tackle the devolution issue

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake addresses supporters during a rally ahead of the presidential election, on the outskirts of Colombo on Sept. 18. © Reuters

Salman Rafi Sheikh is assistant professor of politics at the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Leftist antiestablishment lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake may have won Sri Lanka's presidential election, but if he doesn't implement bold political reforms to accompany the country's economic recovery efforts, another crisis could be on the horizon.

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