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

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

Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country ...

Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, a six-time former prime minister, is a political survivor. His elevation to the presidency in 2022, ...

Whoever wins the election will have to ensure Sri Lanka sticks with the IMF programme till 2027 to get its economy on a ...

Sri Lankans voted on Saturday in an election to pick a president who will face the task of bolstering the country's fragile ...

Tamils form 12% of the country's 22 million population, but have long been electorally sidelined, as most candidates belong ...

Millions of Sri Lankans cast their votes on Saturday to select a new president who will face the task of cementing the South ...

Sri Lankans who usually vote along religious and ethnic lines will be keeping another factor in mind when they vote Saturday ...

Sri Lanka's economic collapse was partly blamed on struggling high-debt Chinese mega-projects, but candidates in Saturday's ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has been elected as Sri Lanka's next President after the first elections since the country's ...

Millions seemed to have voted not just for a new leader but also the promise of a new political system. Read more at ...