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

The election was crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Marxist lawmaker Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old political guard.

Sri Lankans elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their 10th president with 42.31% of the vote amid economic turmoil. He aims ...

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

There are 17 million eligible voters, and final results are expected Sunday. They will show whether Sri Lankans approve of ...

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

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

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

Sri Lanka’s leftist candidate won a tightly contested presidential election, with voters sweeping out the incumbent for the ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday was declared winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the country’s Election Commission after an unprecedented second round of counting of ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake rose from a humble background to the pinnacle of leadership in Sri Lanka, presenting himself as a transformative leader to young voters and those tired of the ...