Anura Kumara Dissanayake touted his victory as a ‘fresh start’ for the South Asian nation, two years after it came to the ...

The European Union on Monday congratulated Sri Lanka's first leftist president on his election, saying the bloc would continue to support the Indian Ocean island in its path towards economic recovery.

Yet many Sri Lankans continue to demand fundamental change. It is not only swingeing austerity that angers them: they are ...

Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters ...

Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political ...

COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn into office Monday vowing to restore public faith in politics but ...

He beat President Ranil Wickremesinghe and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa in a ranked-choice system that returned no ...

Sri Lanka swore in Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the nation's president on Monday, a member of the Marxist group People's ...

Colombo, Sri Lanka - September 21, 2024 Independent presidential candidate and President Ranil Wickramasinghe casts his vote ...

Dissanayake, 55, who ran as head of the Marxist-leaning National People's Power coalition, defeated President Ranil ...

Sunday’s election saw Dissanayake defeat incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe, who had been appointed by parliament to serve out ...