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

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

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

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of Sri Lanka's Marxist JVP's National People’s Power, secured a significant victory in the ...

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

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

A Sri Lankan leftist politician who’s pledged to fight corruption in the crisis-hit economy took a convincing early lead as votes were counted in Saturday’s presidential election.

Polls will soon close in Sri Lanka in the first presidential election since the country was in the grip of a potential ...

The much maligned executive presidency was established by the United National Party (UNP) Govt of Junius Richard Jayawardene in 1978. JR’s nephew and incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe was ...

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Mr Premadasa is in second place with nearly 26% of the total vote. President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is seeking a second ...