Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president ...

A former agriculture minister and long-time member of parliament, Dissanayake came into spotlight by distancing himself from ...

Sri Lankans voted Anura Kumara Dissanayake's coalition to a sweeping victory in a snap general election, granting him the legislative power needed to combat poverty and corruption. The National People ...

The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took a large lead Friday in early results ...

Party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning president is leading in parliamentary elections, results show.

Sri Lanka's National People's Power coalition, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, secured a majority in a snap election. Winning 52 seats, it aims to address poverty and amend governance.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition is on track for a landslide victory in snap elections, ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition took an early lead in parliamentary elections seen as a test of the leftist leader’s ambitious pledges to combat corruption and change the ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition took an early lead in parliamentary elections seen as a test of the ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's promise to hold corrupt officials accountable has fueled his public support.

In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World ...

Sri Lankans have voted in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his ...