FILE -Leader and the presidential candidate of National People's Power Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves to supporters during a public rally in Dehiowita, Sri Lanka, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eranga ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered his broad leftist coalition as the best hope for a different political culture, one not ruled by nepotism and corruption.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has taken the oath of office to become Sri Lanka's new president after securing victory over opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following the ...

Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka's presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic ...

FILE -Anura Kumara Dissanayake, center, leader of opposition political party National People's Power attends a protest rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena ...

Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.

FILE -Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves as he leaves from the election commission office after winning Sri Lankan presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 22, 2024.