Sri Lankan authorities begin a second round of vote counting to determine the next president. Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake appears to be in pole position.

After Elections Commission Chairman RLAM Ratnayake announced a second preference count for Sri Lankan presidential elections, National People’s Power (NPP) candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake, topped ...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday (Sep 22) in ...

A once-fringe Marxist politician was poised to become Sri Lanka's next leader Sunday as discontent over the country's ...

The election commission of Sri Lanka on Sunday ordered the counting of the second preference vote after no candidate secured ...

Sri Lanka has gone to a second round of vote counting after none of the candidates met the 50 per cent plus one vote threshold required to win the presidency. President Ranil Wickremesinghe in a shock ...

Sri Lanka is set to get its new president after a historic turn of events which led to a second round of counting of votes as ...

Marxist-leaning politician Dissanayake leads as second round of counting under way to decide the presidential winner.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's leading presidential candidate and Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka's party has said that it will ...

Marxist legislator Anura Kumara Dissanayake is leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent ...

Dissanayake, 55, leads the left-leaning coalition National People’s Power, an umbrella of civil society groups, professionals, Buddhist clergy and students.

In an unexpected turn of events, Sri Lanka polls, Elections Commission Chairman RLAM Ratnayake announced a second preference count. This decision came after early trends showed Anura Kumara ...