Cash-strapped Sri Lanka held presidential elections on Saturday, serving as a de facto referendum on the contentious ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People's Power, is set to become Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president based ...

Polls will soon close in Sri Lanka in the first presidential election since the country was in the grip of a potential ...

The much maligned executive presidency was established by the United National Party (UNP) Govt of Junius Richard Jayawardene in 1978. JR’s nephew and incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe was ...

Sri Lanka's Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayaka took an early lead in Saturday's presidential election during the counting of postal ballots, official results showed.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the Marxist-leaning leader, has taken a substantial early lead in Sri Lanka's presidential election ...

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citing figures from the Election Commission of Sri Lanka. The incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe had 19% of the vote, ...

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become ...

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads the presidential race with 54% of the votes counted, ahead ...

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's main Marxist politician took a comfortable lead Sunday in a keenly fought presidential election ...

Sri Lanka heads for an unprecedented three-way presidential vote today. Analysts say a Maoist candidate may win amid a popular desire for change after a former president's ouster.