COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, according to data released Sunday by the Election Commission, as voters rejected the old ...

An independent body called the Election Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL) oversees the election. About 17 million people out of Sri Lanka’s 22-million population are eligible to vote.

Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change Former protesters are having a hard time coming together behind a candidate.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country’s new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through ...

OLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Voting ended in Sri Lanka’s presidential election Saturday as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval.

Sri Lanka will hold its presidential election Sept. 21 in a crucial vote that will decide the future course of the South Asian nation still struggling to recover from its economic collapse in 2022 ...

Supporters of Sri Lanka's president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, play carrom inside an election campaign office ahead of the Sept. 21 presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sept. 16, 2024 ...

Chairman of the Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha, held for the second time today (15), was postponed indefinitely due to a lack of quorum. The session, which commenced at 9:30 a.m., was presided over by ...

Sri Lanka’s presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom A bird flies past gantry cranes working at the Colombo port, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.

Over 13,000 polling stations were set up across the country and 250,000 public officials deployed to manage the election, R.M.L. Rathnayake, the head of Sri Lanka’s election commission, told ...

Eranga Jayawardena. Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves as he departs the election commission office after winning the presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.

Sri Lanka's presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom. A bird flies past gantry cranes working at the Colombo port, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.