An election poster, left, showing the presidential candidate and former defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, this week. Credit ...

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.

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 ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Two years ago, ... a presidential candidate from People’s Struggle Alliance during an election campaign in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024.

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 ...

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 ...

The parliamentary election in Sri Lanka on 14 November, called by new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake to bolster legislative support for his policies, could set the tone for addressing the ...

Sri Lankan president and the leader of National People's Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives for a public rally ahead of Thursday's parliamentary election in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, Monday, Nov. 11 ...

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.

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.