presidential election sri lanka news

Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters reject old guard

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to tallies released on Sunday by the Election Commission, but he is still short of the 50% needed for victory.

ABC · 3d

Voting ends in Sri Lanka's presidential election as it seeks to recover from economic crisis and political upheaval

Reuters · 2d

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake wins presidential election, local TV says

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won the presidential election for the debt-ridden island nation, local TV said on Sunday, citing Election Commission figures.

The Commonwealth1d

Sri Lanka presidential election declared peaceful, but voter education lacking on Preferential Voting System

Sri Lankan presidential election, held on September 21, has been deemed peaceful by the Commonwealth Observer Group, but it ...

Sri Lanka's presidential election goes into 2nd round of vote counting for 1st time in history. Incumbent is eliminated

Sri Lanka's presidential election goes into 2nd round of vote counting for 1st time in history. Incumbent is eliminated ...

U.S. News & World Report5d

Sri Lanka's Presidential Election to Test Economic Green Shoots

Sri Lanka's Presidential Election to Test Economic Green Shoots By Libby George and Uditha Jayasinghe LONDON/COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's election this coming Saturday has raised ...

10h

How a Leftist Delivered Sri Lanka’s Biggest Political Jolt in Decades

Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered his broad leftist coalition as the best hope for a different political culture, one not ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results