Leftist alliance leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake will be Sri Lanka's new president, after he won an historic election that came two years after the peak of the country's unprecedented economic crisis.

Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna party’s broader front National People’s Power, defeated his ...

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake for his victory in the Sri Lankan presidential ...

The victory of a Left candidate in the presidential election for the first time in Sri Lanka's history is a historic occasion, The CPI(M) said ...

Modi in his post said he looks forward to working closely with him to further strengthen the Indo-Lanka multifaceted ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist, has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president. Popularly known as AKD, the 55-year-old heads the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), which is known for its ...

Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn into office, promising "clean" politics as the country recovers from its worst economic crisis. The left-leaning Dissanayake has cast ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's President on Monday following several years of economic ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election, the Election ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election, the Election ...

Colombo Stock Exchange Chairman Dilshan Wirasekara discusses the Presidential election result as he hopes that the new ...

Sri Lanka has finally elected a president. In the presidential election held on September 22, leftist Anura Kumara Dissanayake emerged victorious. With Anura Kumara's election as president, the over ...