Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been elected the ninth President of Sri Lanka, a historic verdict that saw discontent voters respond to the unprecedented financial crisis that gripped the nation in 2022.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist leader, was declared the winner of Sri Lanka's presidential election after a historic second round of vote counting. Dissanayake, leading the National People's Power,

Sri Lankans are voting in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.

Sri Lanka's presidential election has progressed to a second round of counting for the first time, as no candidate reached the required 50 percent threshold. Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads with 42.31 percent,

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People`s Power (NPP), has been elected as Sri Lanka`s new president after a historic second round of counting. Dissanayake`s victory marks a significant shift in the country`s political landscape.

Dissanayake, 56, the leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna partys broader front National Peoples Power, defeats his closest rival Sajith Premadasa of Samagi Jana Balawegaya.

Sri Lanka's 2024 presidential election went into a second round of counting after no candidate secured over 50% of the vote. Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sajith Premadasa are leading, while incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe was eliminated.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party and Namal Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party cast their votes

Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval. The election, contested by 38 candidates,