Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies in the island nation struggling ...

Last month, the government announced it would hold a snap presidential election in January — almost two years ahead of schedule — with Rajapaksa seeking a third term. The pope is scheduled to visit ...

Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis.

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’s presidential election in September was its first since a crushing economic crisis in 2022. That year, the country defaulted on its external debt, leaving it unable to pay for crucial ...