A fortnight later, when the votes were counted, Anura won a clear mandate, beating key challengers like Sajith Premadasa of ...

Sri Lanka's new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, is calling for immediate discussions to renegotiate a $2.9 billion IMF ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, the 55-year-old leader of the People's Liberation Front, won the presidency with 42.31 percent of ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), won 42.3 per cent of the vote in the Sep 21 ...

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

Newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to enter negotiations with the IMF to advance the country’s $2.9 billion bailout programme. His administration aims to reduce high ...

Sri Lankans have elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the new president. The Marxist-leaning politician faces multiple ...

In Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as president today, becoming the country’s first leftist leader. He won ...

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 Lankans elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their 10th president with 42.31% of the vote amid economic turmoil. He aims ...

Sri Lanka's election commission declared a previously fringe Marxist politician the country's president-elect on Sunday after ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected Sri Lanka’s next president in the country’s first election since the economic ...