Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular ...

Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka's presidential election, ...

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

The commission said Mr. Dissanayake won the presidency with 42.31% of the vote; he is due to be sworn in on September 23 ...

Dissanayake, head of the once-fringe Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, has clinched Sri Lanka’s presidency, turning the page on ...

Dissanayake’s victory, rooted in his image as an agent of change, now faces the reality of governing a nation facing ...

Born into a working-class family in Thambuttegama, about 100 km from Colombo, Dissanayake was the first student from his ...

Sri Lankans elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their 10th president with 42.31% of the vote amid economic turmoil. He aims ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won the most votes in Sri Lanka's first presidential election since mass protests in 2022 saw ...

Sri Lanka has chosen Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning leader, as its new president on Sunday, September ...

Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha, congratulated president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake on his recent ...

The election was crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval.