This week: Sri Lanka elects a president on a wave of anti-establishment backlash, Germany’s chancellor breathes a sigh of ...

The swearing-in of Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Sri Lanka’s new elected President symbolises a dramatic shift in the class ...

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

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 ...

The new president's first challenge will be to steady the economy amid "anxieties felt by business and financial groups about ...

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

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

Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters ...

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

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

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, once part of a Marxist-Leninist party, has been elected as Sri Lanka's president. His victory ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake's win in the Sri Lankan presidential election poses a new challenge for India. Despite his Marxist ...