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

The election was crucial as Sri Lanka seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis ...

Sri Lanka's leftist president-elect on Sunday invited his compatriots to help him "rewrite" history in the cash-strapped ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Dissanayake claims victory in Sri Lanka's presidential election.

Sri Lanka's election commission declared a previously fringe Marxist politician the country's president-elect on Sunday after ...

Sept. 22 (UPI) --Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist, has won Sri Lanka's presidential election following a historic second ballot count. "This victory belongs to us all," Dissanayake, 55, told Sri ...