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

Considering the incoming Sri Lankan Premier's views on India and its stance on ethnic Tamil minorities, what can this mean ...

The 2022 protests that toppled the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime catapulted the JVP, and by extension Dissanayake, to the ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won the Sri Lankan presidential election, according to data released by the ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a member of parliament since 2000, comes from a working-class family. He was the first from his ...

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 ...

Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, a six-time former prime minister, is a political survivor. His elevation to the presidency in 2022, ...

Thirty-eight candidates are running for president of the Asian nation of Sri Lanka, which is still recovering from a 2022 ...

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa were among the notable figures who cast ...

Sri Lankans ousted Rajapaksa clan from power two years ago. Now they are back in the fray - Heir apparent to the powerful ...

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and candidate Namal Rajapaksa voted in the 2024 presidential election, crucial for ...