Parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of ranked ballot ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by the ...

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

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old political guard. Yahoo Sports ...

The once-strong healthcare system was on the brink of collapse, with patients facing a lack of medicines, equipment and power shortages.

The much maligned executive presidency was established by the United National Party (UNP) Govt of Junius Richard Jayawardene in 1978. JR’s nephew and incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe was ...

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Sri Lanka began counting votes in a crucial presidential election that’s likely to determine the fate of the crisis-hit economy and a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.

Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, a six-time former prime minister, is a political survivor. His elevation to the presidency in 2022, ...

More than three dozen candidates are vying to lead Sri Lanka out of an economic collapse that led to the 2022 ouster of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Voting ends in Sri Lanka's presidential election as it seeks to recover from economic crisis and political upheaval ...

Sri Lankans voted on Saturday in an election to pick a president who will face the task of bolstering the country's fragile ...