The election comes at a breakthrough time for Sri Lankans, as the island nation battles a comeback from its worst economic ...

The NPP’s main opponents are the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, led by Sajith Premadasa, and the New Democratic Front, supported by ...

Yet not everyone is convinced. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has pledged to keep pressure on the new president for tax ...

Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap general election to decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new ...

Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that could give President Anura Kumara Dissanayake the mandate to implement his reform agenda as the country seeks to recover from a crippling ...

Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his ...

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya party of opposition leader Sajith Premadasa - who favours a mix of interventionist and free-market ...

A total of 8,821 candidates are competing for these 196 seats. Dissanayake’s NPP is facing stiff competition from Sajith ...

With Sri Lanka's economic recovery hanging in balance, President Dissanayake hopes voters give him a strong mandate for his ...

Dissanayake aims to push anti-poverty policies and adjust IMF program targets, while opposition leader Sajith Premadasa ...

The NPP’s main challenger is the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, led by Sajith Premadasa, who Dissanayake defeated in the presidential vote. Former president Ranil Wickremesinghe isn’t contesting the election ...

There are 8,821 candidates vying for the 196 seats for elected members of Parliament. Sajith Premadasa, who came in second in ...