The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a majority in parliament, according ...

With more than half the ballots in Thursday's parliamentary elections counted, Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP) coalition party had taken an unassailable lead with 63 percent of votes, Elec ...

The NPP won 107 seats, receiving almost 62 per cent or 6.8 million votes in Thursday’s election, putting them past the ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition has secured a decisive victory in Sri Lanka’s snap general election, giving its new ...

The win gives leftist president Anura Kumara Dissanayake greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty ...

Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president ...

Sri Lankans voted Anura Kumara Dissanayake's coalition to a sweeping victory in a snap general election, granting him the legislative power needed to combat poverty and corruption. The National People ...

New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's promise to hold corrupt officials accountable has fueled his public support.

In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World ...