The incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe, 75, was trailing way behind with 235,000 votes at 16 per cent. Dissanayake won 21 of the ...
Early results from Sri Lanka's Presidential election indicate that Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 55, leader of the National People's Power (NPP), may become the country's first leftist head of state, as ...
Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician, has taken a commanding lead in Sri Lanka's presidential election. The ...
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 ...
Presidents May Come and Presidents May Go but JR Jayewardene’s Executive Presidency Goes on Forever.
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 ...
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's main Marxist politician took a comfortable lead Sunday in a keenly fought presidential election ...
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