Members of the National People's Power (NPP) party watch presidential election results on a projected screen at their office in Colombo on September 22, 2024. Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, a previously fringe Marxist politician was on course on September 22 to become Sri Lanka's next leader after a presidential vote coloured by discontent over the island nation's response to an unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP) (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images)