As the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a left-wing marxist political party, Dissanayak has framed himself as a man of the people, a fresh face, and a new direction ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake is on course to become Sri Lanka’s next president Sunday, according to results ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist JVP's broader front, the National People's Power (NPP), has consolidated his ...

For the first time ever, it could produce a winner who fails to gain a majority of votes. Either a victory or a narrow defeat of the leftist NPP’s candidate could stoke tensions. Should either the NPP ...

I came in to stabilize the economy and ensure that the bankruptcy declaration of Sri Lanka is removed,” he stated, ...

Sri Lanka imposed a night curfew across the country Saturday despite a peaceful presidential election that is effectively a ...

Over 70 per cent turnout was recorded in districts like Hambantota, Kandy, Vavuniya, Polonnaruwa, Mannar, Trincomalee, ...

Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, a six-time former prime minister, is a political survivor. His elevation to the presidency in 2022, ...

From workers in sprawling tea plantations in the north to big cities in the south, millions of Sri Lankans cast ballots ...

Turnout was at nearly 70 percent an hour before polling stations closed at 4:00 pm (1030 GMT), an election commission ...

Over 17 million voters are set to decide the country's president. The vote comes after Sri Lanka defaulted on its foreign debt 2022, triggering the worst economic crisis in decades.

Voting ends in Sri Lanka's presidential election as it seeks to recover from economic crisis and political upheaval.