Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist, has won Sri Lanka's presidential election following a historic second ballot count.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, ...

As the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a left-wing marxist political party, Dissanayak has framed himself as a man of the people, a fresh face, and a new direction ...

COLOMBO: Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake rose from a humble background to the pinnacle of leadership in Sri Lanka, ...

Two years after Sri Lanka’s economic collapse led to the ousting of the Rajapaksa family, Mahinda Rajapaksa speaks out ahead ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated his newly-elected Sri Lankan counterpart Anura Kumara Dissanayake, pledging more high-quality cooperation through BRI, amid speculation that his Ma ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake may lack the political lineage of some of his rivals, but his leftist policies to help the poor and ...

Even his father, Mahinda joined him on stage. Namal Rajapaksa denied his family ... many are looking to Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The candidate of the leftist National People’s Party alliance ...

He criticized Sajith Premadasa and Anura Kumara Dissanayake for abandoning the people during ... Neither Sajith nor Anura supported me, but the majority did. Mahinda Rajapaksa extended his support, as ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political ...

His party, the JVP, twice fought violent battles to overthrow the very Sri Lankan state that he now wants to run. The visitors romp to an eight-wicket win on the fourth day of the third Test at ...