Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s 10th president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.

The growing support for Dissanayake, a center-left politician who ran on transparency and the working class, is a reflection ...

Dissanayake pledged to change the island's "corrupt" political culture. The nation's battered economy took centre stage ...

A frontrunner in the September 21 presidential vote, Dissanayake’s party, the JVP, twice fought violent battles to overthrow the very Sri Lankan state that he now wants to run. Anura Kumara ...

Fixing Sri Lanka’s battered economy and wiping out racism will be top priority for a National People’s Power (NPP) government, Anura Kumara ... Rajapaksa won with a clear majority. Mr ...

The National People’s Power (NPP) is the only party capable of guaranteeing the security of all communities, as it is the only party that does not tolerate extremism in any form, said NPP presidential ...

You voted for Maithripala Sirisena in 2015 while the Sourthen people voted for Mahinda Rajapaksa ... he told a public rally in Jaffna. "Anura Kumara Dissanayake should tender an apology to ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of National ... who were part of public protests that ousted then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022. Protesters blamed Rajapaksa for an economic collapse ...