Born into a working-class family in Thambuttegama, about 100 km from Colombo, Dissanayake was the first student from his ...

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabs a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become ...

Though Anura Kumara Dissanayake's lead has decreased since early morning, he's still expected to come out on top. Everyone except Dissanayake & Premadasa have been eliminated from running.

Sri Lanka's Marxist president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayaka hails from a party behind two deadly insurrections, counts Che ...

Dissanayake won about 53 per cent of the million votes counted so far in the election, Sri Lanka’s Election Commission data ...

Dissanayake’s rise reflects widespread voter frustration with established politicians in the wake of Sri Lanka’s 2022 ...

Dissanayake, head of the once-fringe Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, has clinched Sri Lanka’s presidency, turning the page on ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, widely known as AKD, emerged as a transformative leader in Sri Lanka. He was elected as president, ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of Sri Lanka's Marxist JVP's National People’s Power, secured a significant victory in the ...

As the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a left-wing marxist political party, Dissanayak has framed himself as a man of the people, a fresh face, and a new direction ...

Outgoing President Ranil Wickremesinghe has suffered a major defeat in Sri Lanka's general elections. Left leader Anura ...