Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the nation toward economic ruin.

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was declared the winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the country's Election Commission after an unprecedented second round of counting of votes.

The Marxist-leaning Dissanayake was declared the winner in the tightly-contested Sri Lankan presidential election, which went to a historic second round of voting. He is tasked to bolster a fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in 2022.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday was declared winner of the Sri Lankan presidential election by the country's Election Commission.

Widespread disillusionment with traditional political parties has catapulted Dissanayake to the top post

Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake has campaigned on a pro-working class and anti-elite platform, which has proven popular with young people.

Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular among youth, secured victory over opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake was leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe from the race, as officials on Sunday began a second round of vote counting for the first time in the nation's history. More information with FRANCE 24 journalist in New Delhi, India, Sarah Jacob.

Sri Lanka: Amid strong voter turnout in the ongoing 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election, early results show that Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the

He is still short of the 50% of votes needed for victory.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning candidate, is currently leading Sri Lanka's presidential election with 53% of votes counted.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna's (JVP) broader front National People's Power (NPP), on Sunday consolidated his lead in the Sri Lanka's presidential election.

The Marxist leader secured 53% of a million votes counted so far in the election. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa was second at 22%, ahead of President Ranil Wickremesinghe in third place.

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become the next president of the debt-ridden country seeking to elect a leader to bolster its fragile economic recovery.

COLOMBO: In a major development, Sri Lanka's Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayaka took an early lead in Saturday's presidential election during the counting of postal ballots, official...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka elects Marxist-opinionated Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on Sunday, putting faith in the political figure's pledge that he will fight corruption and bolster a...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake poised to become Sri Lanka's ninth president with impressive lead in postal voting results.

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake is leading Sri Lanka’s presidential election after knocking out the incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe from the race.