Millions of Sri Lankans are casting their votes on Saturday in the crucial presidential election -- the island nation's first major electoral exercise since its worst economic meltdown in 2022.

The fourth major candidate is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the National People’s Power (NPP) leader. The NPP consists of 29 left ...

1. Ranil Wickremesinghe: He is a six-time prime minister of Sri Lanka. Days after taking over as an acting president, he was ...

Sri Lankans are voting in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst ...

Sri Lanka on Saturday (Sept 21) is voting in the presidential election to choose the country's 10th president. The new ...

Saturday's election is seen as a three-way contest between current President Ranil Wickremesinghe, opposition leader Sajith Premadasa, and parliamentarian Anura Dissanayake, who is leader of a Marxist ...

Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, a six-time former prime minister, is a political survivor. His elevation to the presidency in 2022, ...

Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who succeeded Rajapaksa, is seeking re-election. He faces challengers Anura Kumara Dissanayake from the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and Sajith Premadasa ...

Sri Lanka heads to the polls on September 21 for its first presidential election since the economic crisis. With 38 ...

Sri Lanka’s future hangs in the balance today, and the world is watching. For India and China, the stakes are high in this ...

Namal Rajapaksa, the presidential candidate and son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, cast his vote in the 2024 Sri ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) -Millions of Sri Lankans were casting their votes on Saturday to elect a president who will face the task ...