Mr Dissanayake won about 53 per cent of a million votes counted so far in the election. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Dissanayake, 55, leads the National People's Power, a coalition of leftist political parties and groups backed by protesters ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist JVP’s broader front National People’s Power (NPP), has consolidated his lead to be declared the winner in just concluded Sri Lanka’s crucial ...

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka held presidential elections on Saturday, serving as a de facto referendum on the contentious ...

A previously fringe Marxist politician was on course Sunday to become Sri Lanka's next leader after a presidential vote ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People's Power, is set to become Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president based ...

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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 ...

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

Sri Lankans voted on Saturday in an election to pick a president who will face the task of bolstering the country's fragile ...