Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the executive presidency by polling 5,740,179 votes (5,634,915 votes in the first count, and 105 ...

As elections in Sri Lanka concluded, left-leaning Dissanayake as was elected as the new President. Taking to the ‘X’, PM Modi congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayaka for pulling off landslide victory ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political ...

Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist, has won Sri Lanka's presidential election following a historic second ballot count.

The 55-year-old candidate has been boosted by his promises of tough anti-corruption measures and bigger welfare schemes.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday claimed he had won Sri Lanka's presidential ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake was leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent ...

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Sudipto Ganguly COLOMBO (Reuters) -Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake and opposition leader ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to ...

Marxist-leaning lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the ...

Dissanayake won about 53% of a million votes counted so far in the election, Sri Lanka's Election Commission data showed. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa was second at 22%, ahead of President Ranil ...