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.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been declared the winner of the sri Lankan presidential polls on Sunday. Here’s all you need to know about him ...

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters ...

Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected as Sri Lanka’s next president after he won the debt-ridden ...

The 55-year-old pro-working class leader has said he will renegotiate the IMF deal to make austerity measures more bearable ...

Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by the Election Commission Sunday, as voters rejected the old political guard that has ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis ...

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

The election held Saturday was crucial as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday claimed he had won Sri Lanka's presidential ...

Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa headed to a run-off for Sri Lanka's ...