Dissanayake’s win dealt a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis ...

The election came as the country seeks to recover from a severe economic crisis that led to shortages of essentials such as ...

Sri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation ...

Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president after election that rejected political old guard ...

Voters backed Marxist coalition leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, rejecting an old guard accused of leading the country into ...

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

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

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, at 56, took oath as Sri Lanka's new president. Promising a 'Renaissance,' he ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's ninth president, promising to bolster the economy and fight corruption.

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 ...

Dissanayake leads the left-leaning coalition National People’s Power, an umbrella of civil society groups, professionals, ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in on Monday as Sri Lanka’s ninth president, promising his best efforts to drag the island nation out of it worst economic crisis. Mr Dissanayake, 56, ...