Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri Lanka held on Saturday, the Election Commission confirmed Sunday.

A previously fringe Marxist politician was on course to become Sri Lanka’s next leader after a presidential vote coloured by ...

Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden ...

Sri Lanka imposed a night curfew across the country Saturday (Sep 21) despite a peaceful presidential election that is ...

Sri Lanka’s leftist candidate won a tightly contested presidential election, with voters sweeping out the incumbent for the economic pain they’ve endured in the two years since the country was ...

Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to early results, as voters rejected ...

The election was crucial as Sri Lanka seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis ...

Outgoing President Ranil Wickremesinghe bids farewell to the Sri Lankan presidency after 26 months, handing over to president ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, the 55-year-old leader of the People's Liberation Front, was declared the winner of the weekend's poll with nearly 1.3 million more votes than his nearest rival ...

There are 17 million eligible voters, and final results are expected Sunday. They will show whether Sri Lankans approve of ...

Sri Lanka's election commission declared a previously fringe Marxist politician the country's president-elect on Sunday after ...