Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic ...

“In accordance with Presidential Elections Act No. 15 of 1981 - Sect 61, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who got 5,074,179 votes, has been legally elected as President of the Sri Lanka Democratic ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake is well aware that his handling of Sri Lanka’s vulnerable economy will determine his political future. The 55-year-old pro-working class leader has said he will ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that ...

Presenting the 2025 budget, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that amid declining real wages, there is a growing demand for fair wage increases. He assured that steps will be taken to ensure ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP) coalition won 159 of the legislature's 225 seats, up from three in the previous parliament. Dissanayake's "thumping victory" will ...

TASS/. The leader of the opposition alliance National People’s Power, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Lankan news portal Newsfirst reported.