Mr Dissanayake took power in September’s presidential elections on a promise to combat graft. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The NPP won 107 seats, receiving almost 62% or 6.8 million votes in Thursday's election, putting them past the majority mark ...

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COLOMBO: Sri Lankans were voting in snap parliamentary elections Thursday, with new leftist President Anura Kumara ...

Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation ...

Sri Lanka’s new leftist president aims for a parliament majority in early elections, promising economic reform and ...

COLOMBO — Sri Lankans were voting in a parliamentary election on Thursday that is key for the country's new president to follow through on promises of economic recovery.

Millions of Sri Lankans voted Thursday to choose a new parliament in a key election that will decide if the country’s new ...

Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to ...

Chanu Nimesha is Sri Lanka’s first openly transgender candidate who is vying for a seat in the 225-seat parliament. The ...

A record 690 political parties and independent groups are in the fray across 22 electoral districts; results set for Friday ...