Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist, has won Sri Lanka's presidential election following a historic second ballot count.

Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to ...

The 55-year-old candidate has been boosted by his promises of tough anti-corruption measures and bigger welfare schemes.

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake and opposition leader ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankans began voting Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the ...

Sri Lanka’s Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa, who lost to leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Saturday’s ...

National Peoples Power [NPP] presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayaike led Samagi Jana Balwegaya [SJB] presidential ...

If election result trends are to be believed, Anura Kumara Dissanayake is all set to replace incumbent President Ranil ...

COLOMBO: Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake headed to a run-off for Sri Lanka's ...

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

The results of the Vavuniya, Akuressa, Senkadagala and Mannar polling divisions have been released. Sajith Premadasa has ...

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) will support new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake whenever needed, SJB Presidential ...