It is the first time in Sri Lanka's history that the presidential race is to be decided by a second round of counting after the top two candidates failed to win the mandatory 50% of votes to be declar ...

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 ...

Are there are still undecided Republican Voters? by Vijaya Chandrasoma In view of this weekend’s elections in Sri Lanka, I had decided to take the week off, as few would have any interest in American ...

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, ...

Sri Lankan politics was largely dominated by one family since 2005. However, this seems to have changed after the economic and national crisis of 2022 and in the current presidential election, there ...

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