Sri Lanka elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on Sunday, putting faith in the 55-year-old's ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday won the presidential election in Sri Lanka defeating incumbent Ranil ...

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

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Marxist lawmaker Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old political guard.

Left-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won the presidential election in Sri Lanka. The election, held on Saturday, ...

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

Anura Kumara Dissanayake picked to fight corruption and bolster fragile economy after worst financial crisis in decades.

Dissanayake’s victory, rooted in his image as an agent of change, now faces the reality of governing a nation facing ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, the 55-year-old leader of the leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peremuna party, has been declared the winner of the election, according to the Election Commission of Sri Lanka. He ...

Sri Lankans elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their 10th president with 42.31% of the vote amid economic turmoil. He aims ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday claimed he had won Sri Lanka’s presidential election. “This victory ...

Born into a working-class family in Thambuttegama, about 100 km from Colombo, Dissanayake was the first student from his village to attend university.