COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that ...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake's celebrates his vote. Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto via Getty Images Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads both the National People’s Power alliance, or NPP, and the Janatha Vimukthi ...
An anti-government protester holds a placard demanding the release of student leader Wasantha Mudalige outside a magistrate’s court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. Credit: AP ...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard that ...