Sri Lanka’s leftist government won local council elections but with significantly lower margins, in its first test since sweeping national polls last year, official results showed on Wednesday.

Local observation organisations monitoring the local government elections, which concluded on May 6, said it was a free and fair election, similar to the previous two elections held late last year, ..

Colombo: The polls opened in Sri Lanka on Monday for the delayed local council elections seen as a major electoral test for the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) led by President Anura Kumara ...

Sri Lanka's delayed local council elections underway, testing ruling NPP led by President Dissanayake, with over 17.1 million eligible voters.

Local government elections slated for May 6 will give voters a chance to weigh in yet again. To understand more about the prevailing political dynamics, the government’s reform agenda and the island ...