Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake has campaigned on a pro-working class and anti-elite platform, which has proven popular with young people.

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

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

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Marxist lawmaker Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old political guard.

Sri Lanka elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on Sunday, putting faith in the 55-year-old's ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released by the Election ...

Under normal circumstances, the victory of Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Sri Lanka's presidential election would have been ...

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won the presidential election for the debt-ridden island nation ...

Voting in Sri Lanka’s first presidential election since a major economic crisis closed on Saturday, officials said, reporting ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads early official results in Sri Lanka’s presidential ...

There are 17 million eligible voters, and final results are expected today. They will show whether Sri Lankans approve of ...

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