Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular ...

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

If election result trends are to be believed, Anura Kumara Dissanayake is all set to replace incumbent President Ranil ...

Born into a working-class family in Thambuttegama, about 100 km from Colombo, Dissanayake was the first student from his ...

The upcoming Sri Lankan presidential elections feature many old and popular names. However, one among them stands out — Anura ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist leader, was declared the winner of Sri Lanka's presidential election after a historic ...

Sri Lanka on Sunday elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning politician, as its new president, placing faith in ...

Dissanayake’s victory, rooted in his image as an agent of change, now faces the reality of governing a nation facing ...

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party will be sworn in as the ...

The commission said Mr. Dissanayake won the presidency with 42.31% of the vote; he is due to be sworn in on September 23 ...

It’s now almost certain that Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won yesterday’s presidential election. However, he is still short ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People`s Power (NPP), has been elected as Sri Lanka`s new president after a ...