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.

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 ...