In Sri Lanka, Ginsburg and Huq pointed out, democracy was imperiled by the rise of Mahinda Rajapaksa, who won the presidency ...

A failure to engage with Tamil demands for justice, accountability, and autonomy will ultimately prevent Dissanayake from ...

This snap election, called by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, comes at a critical time for Sri Lanka, which is still ...

Wickremesinghe, who lost to Dissanayake in last month’s presidential election, is not contesting the parliamentary election for the first time since 1977. The Rajapaksa brothers – Mahinda, Gotabaya, ...

President Aruna Kumara Dissanayake, who was elected as President in September, is seeking a majority so that most of the policies of his Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna can get parliamentary approval ...

With Dissanayake's win, Mushtaq said ... Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, “decided not to contest ...

Colombo: Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary election on Thursday with all arrangements in place to ensure a fair and ...

Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary election on Thursday with all arrangements in place to ensure a fair and ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary ...

By the same token many harboured doubts over a Dissanayake presidency ... to have served continuously under three Presidents, ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD), having raised expectations about ... is widely believed to have backed Mahinda ...

The snap parliamentary elections were called by President Dissanayake after he won polls in September on a promise to combat ...