Sri Lanka’s presidential election has gone into a second round of vote counting for the first time in history as the ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake was leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent ...

The Marxist has campaigned on a pro-working class and anti-elite platform, which has proven popular with young people.

Dissanayake, 55, leads the left-leaning coalition National People’s Power, an umbrella of civil society groups, professionals, Buddhist clergy and students.

COLOMBO: A previously fringe Marxist politician was on course Sunday (Sept 22) to become Sri Lanka's next leader after a ...

About 75 per cent of the eligible 17 million people in Sri Lanka cast their votes in Saturday's election..Anura Kumara ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician, has taken a commanding lead in Sri Lanka's presidential election. The ...

For the first time in the country's history, Sri Lanka's presidential election has gone into a second round of counting after ...

Vote counting is underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as it seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis and ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to ...

Officials are yet to release the final voting percentage. By 2 pm, more than 60 per cent of the 17 million eligible people ...