Dissanayake, 55, leads the left-leaning coalition National People’s Power, an umbrella of civil society groups, professionals, Buddhist clergy and students.

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake was leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent ...

COLOMBO : Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa headed to a run-off for Sri Lanka’s ...

The Marxist has campaigned on a pro-working class and anti-elite platform, which has proven popular with young people.

Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, ...

Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake has already won and there is no reason to panic, NPP MP Vijitha Herath said ...

In Sri Lanka, counting of votes is underway after the polling for Presidential elections held on Saturday. According to the unofficial results so far, Leftist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake is ...

In a historic first, Sri Lanka’s presidential election went into a second round of counting after no candidate secured over ...

For the first time in the country's history, Sri Lanka's presidential election has gone into a second round of counting after ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka's presidential election, according to ...

It is the first time in Sri Lanka's history that the presidential race is to be decided by a second round of counting after ...

In an unexpected turn of events, Sri Lanka polls, Elections Commission Chairman RLAM Ratnayake announced a second preference count. This decision came after early trends showed Anura Kumara ...