Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist, has won Sri Lanka's presidential election following a historic second ballot count.

Heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka enters critical elections after economy went into a tailspin ...

Its all-powerful Rajapaksa family were hounded out of power. President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa fled the country while PM Mahinda ...

Namal Rajapaksa, the presidential candidate and son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, cast his vote in the 2024 Sri ...

The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election next week ...

Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, cast his vote in the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election and ...

Namal Rajapaksa, the presidential candidate and son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, cast his vote in the 2024 Sri ...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party and Namal ...

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa were among the notable figures ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s 10th president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.

The 55-year-old candidate has been boosted by his promises of tough anti-corruption measures and bigger welfare schemes.

For weeks, he had resisted calls to resign, even though his elder brother Mahinda Rajapaksa had already quit as prime ...