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

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

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

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

Sri Lanka presidential election reports 75% voter turnout, lower than 2019's 83%. No incidents reported. Polls closed at 4pm ...

Dissanayake won about 53% of a million votes counted so far in the election, Sri Lanka's Election Commission data showed.

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 ...

The voter turnout in Saturday's Sri Lanka presidential election is estimated at around 75%, according to an official. Director General Elections Saman Sri Ratnayaka noted that this turnout is lower ...

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake could be sworn in as President of Sri Lanka later on Sunday, a National Peoples Power official said, ...