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

Anura Kumara Dissanayake of Sri Lanka's National People's Power, backed by the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, has taken ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People's Power (NPP), is poised to become Sri Lanka's ninth executive ...

National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake seems set to become Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president on Sunday with an impressive show in the presidential election, according to ...

The upcoming Sri Lankan presidential elections feature many old and popular names. However, one among them stands out — Anura ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake may lack the political lineage of some of his rivals, but his leftist policies to help the poor and ...

In April 2022, the Sri Lankan government announced that it was defaulting on its debt for the first time since independence.

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

Both Premadasa and Dissanayake say they will renegotiate the IMF deal to make austerity measures more bearable.

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

Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis ...