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

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabs a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become ...

Sri Lanka's Marxist president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayaka hails from a party behind two deadly insurrections, counts Che ...

Dissanayake won about 53 per cent of the million votes counted so far in the election, Sri Lanka’s Election Commission data ...

Dissanayake’s rise reflects widespread voter frustration with established politicians in the wake of Sri Lanka’s 2022 ...

Though Anura Kumara Dissanayake's lead has decreased since early morning, he's still expected to come out on top. Everyone ...

For the first time ever, it could produce a winner who fails to gain a majority of votes. Either a victory or a narrow defeat of the leftist NPP’s candidate could stoke tensions. Should either the NPP ...

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

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

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

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of Sri Lanka's Marxist JVP's National People’s Power, secured a significant victory in the ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected president. His anti-corruption stance and promise of political change resonated ...