Mr Dissanayake won about 53 per cent of a million votes counted so far in the election. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Dissanayake, 55, leads the National People's Power, a coalition of leftist political parties and groups backed by protesters ...

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A previously fringe Marxist politician was on course Sunday to become Sri Lanka's next leader after a presidential vote ...

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

Polls closed in Sri Lanka's first election since the economic collapse, and the counting of votes is underway. Millions of voters cast their votes to select a leader who will face the task of bolsteri ...

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

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

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 ...

Both leading candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election are promising to give land to the country’s hundreds of ...

Sri Lanka imposed a night curfew across the country Saturday despite a peaceful presidential election that is effectively a ...