According to Sri Lanka's Election Commission, Dissanayake won the presidency with 42.31 per cent of the vote with Premadasa ...

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

Balakrishnan on Sunday said the Union government should hold talks with the newly elected government in Sri Lanka to sort out ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist, has won Sri Lanka's presidential election following a historic second ballot count.

New Delhi      - In Sri Lanka, Marxist-leaning lawmaker, Anura Kumar Dissanayake, has won the presidential election on ...

Sri Lanka elected left winger Anura Kumara Dissanayake as president on Sunday in an election that saw establishment parties ...

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

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning candidate, is currently leading Sri Lanka's presidential election with 53% of ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri ...

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

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party will be sworn in as the ...

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