The other key contender is the New Democratic Front, backed by previous President Ranil Wickremesinghe. "All arrangements are ...

Sri Lanka holds a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the South Asian island nation wants to empower its new, ...

This enabled Anura to spearhead a commendable political renaissance of the JVP led NPP. As is well known , Anura Kumara Dissanayake finished first in the presidential election held on 24 September ...

Sri Lanka votes Thursday in a second national election in as many months with a deeply divided opposition struggling to ...

He was succeeded by Ranil Wickremesinghe, whose administration cracked down on dissent and civil liberties. In September, ...

Sri Lanka is set to hold on Thursday its snap parliamentary election – first after the 2022 economic crisis – amid deployment ...

Ranil Wickremesinghe, the outgoing president who lost to Dissanayake in last month's presidential election, is not contesting ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party's power in ...

Dissanayake, during his final campaign rally, indicated significant budget cuts, particularly the unpopular pay-as-you-earn ...

Sri Lanka votes to elect a new parliament this week in a snap general election called by its Marxist-leaning president who ...

Sri Lanka votes to elect a new parliament this week in a snap general election called by its Marxist-leaning president who ...

Sri Lanka's new leftist leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, seeks to expand his parliamentary seats with backing from ...