President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's promise to hold corrupt officials accountable has fueled his public support.

The NPP’s main opponents are the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, led by Sajith Premadasa, and the New Democratic Front, supported by ...

Yet not everyone is convinced. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has pledged to keep pressure on the new president for tax ...

Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap general election to decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new ...

Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that could give President Anura Kumara Dissanayake the mandate to implement his reform agenda as the country seeks to recover from a crippling ...

Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his ...

A total of 8,821 candidates are competing for these 196 seats. Dissanayake’s NPP is facing stiff competition from Sajith ...

With Sri Lanka's economic recovery hanging in balance, President Dissanayake hopes voters give him a strong mandate for his ...

(Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka began counting votes in a parliamentary election that will decide whether the nation’s outsider leftist president will be able to fulfill his ambitious pledges to combat ...

Dissanayake aims to push anti-poverty policies and adjust IMF program targets, while opposition leader Sajith Premadasa ...

There are 8,821 candidates vying for the 196 seats for elected members of Parliament. Sajith Premadasa, who came in second in ...

Sri Lanka began voting in a snap election on Thursday which will determine if the island nation wants to empower its new, ...