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

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

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

Dissanayake, head of the once-fringe Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, has clinched Sri Lanka’s presidency, turning the page on ...

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

Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to early results, as voters rejected ...

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

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday.

Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, widely known as AKD, emerged as a transformative leader in Sri Lanka. He was elected as president, ...

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

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political ...