Sri Lanka swore in Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the nation's president on Monday, a member of the Marxist group People's Liberation Front.

Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political ...

In Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as president today, becoming the country’s first leftist leader. He won ...

The election came as the country seeks to recover from a severe economic crisis that led to shortages of essentials such as ...

In the late 1980s, Anura Kumara Dissanayake joined a Marxist-Leninist party that sought to assassinate Sri Lanka’s leaders and overthrow the government in an armed insurrection. On Sunday, he won ...

Sri Lanka's political landscape has transformed with Anura Kumara Dissanayaka's election as the 10th president. The leader of the People's Liberation Front (JVP) won the run-off election decisively, r ...

Prominent Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was inaugurated as Sri Lanka's President on Monday. Mike Johnson Delivers ...

The growing support for Dissanayake, a center-left politician who ran on transparency and the working class, is a reflection ...

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake launched the Party’s election manifesto today with a pledge to abolish the executive presidency, enact a new constitution and punish the corrupt. Here are ...

Sajith Premadasa, presidential candidate for the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has sharply criticized the recent political alliance between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...