In a historic shift for Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) party has ascended to the presidency. It marks a major change in the country’s political ...

Sri Lanka has made history by voting leftist Anura Kumara Dissanayake to power. The people rejected all the known and tested ...

Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political ...

Marxist leader Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president after an election that saw voters reject an old guard ...

COLOMBO: Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president on Monday after an election that saw ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning politician, has been sworn in as Sri Lanka's new President. Who is he? Why did he ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist, has been sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president. Popularly known as AKD, the 55-year-old heads the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), which is known for its ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been declared the winner of the sri Lankan presidential polls on Sunday. Here’s all you need to know about him ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president after election that rejected political old guard.

The JVP victory (although well telegraphed in pre-election polls) is an astounding result. The Communist party had never won ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the left-wing National People’s Power alliance won a historic victory in Sri Lanka’s presidential ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves the offices of the electoral commission after his victory in the presidential election, in ...