is set to become Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president based on early postal voting results. Dissanayake has secured 56% of ...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka imposed a night curfew across the country on Saturday (Sept 21), despite a peaceful presidential election ...

The much maligned executive presidency was established by the United National Party (UNP) Govt of Junius Richard Jayawardene in 1978. JR’s nephew and incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe was ...

Polls will soon close in Sri Lanka in the first presidential election since the country was in the grip of a potential ...

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citing figures from the Election Commission of Sri Lanka. The incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe had 19% of the vote, ...

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

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads the presidential race with 54% of the votes counted, ahead ...

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's main Marxist politician took a comfortable lead Sunday in a keenly fought presidential election ...

National People's Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake seems set to become Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president on ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People's Power (NPP), is poised to become Sri Lanka's ninth executive ...

Both leading candidates in Sri Lanka's presidential election are promising to give land to the country’s hundreds of ...