The names of JVP stalwarts such as K.D. Lalkantha, Tilvin Silva, Vijitha Herath, Sunil Handunneththi, Bimal Ratnayake and Anura Kumara Dissanayake were bandied about as potential successors.

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

Sri Lanka's new leftist leader has drawn strong support from an unlikely source as he seeks to expand his three parliamentary ...

Sri Lanka's new leftist leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, seeks to expand his parliamentary seats with backing from ...

Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political ...

The ambassadors, high commissioners, and representatives from Cuba, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and Canada also called on the President ... week and call on newly elected President Anura ...

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In the history of the JVP, Dissanayake has played a particular role in its jettisoning of socialistic demagogy and ...

COLOMBO, SRI LANKA -- Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s tenth president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading ...