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

The swearing-in of Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Sri Lanka’s new elected President symbolises a dramatic shift in the class ...

A son of the soil image and dissatisfaction with traditional political parties that have ruled Sri Lanka for over seven ...

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Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday.

Dissanayake was born in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. He completed his primary education at Thambuththegama Central College and ...

Sri Lanka has made history by voting leftist Anura Kumara Dissanayake to power. The people rejected all the known and tested ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People’s Power (NPP) party, has been elected as Sri Lanka's new president, ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose party leans towards Marxism, has won the Sri Lankan election after a historic two rounds of counting. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose party leans towards Marxism, has ...

Sajith Premadasa and Ranil Wickremesinghe follow closely behind, as voters search for a leader who can lead them out of the ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president on Monday after an ...

Marxist leader Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president after an election that saw voters reject an old guard ...