Sri Lanka Election

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena addresses an election campaign rally in support of the independent presidential candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe ahead of the upcoming presidential election, in Minuwangoda in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka, September 17, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Thilina Kaluthotage/ File Photo
South Asia

Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after Dissanayake's presidential win

Gunawardena, 75, took over as prime minister in July 2022 after former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and resigned in the face of widespread protests unleashed by the worst economic...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the National People's Power (NPP) party, gestures after he claimed the victory in the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 22, 2024. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
South Asia

New Marxist president vows to 'rewrite Sri Lankan history'

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, addresses his supporters during an election campaign rally ahead of presidential election, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
South Asia

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake declared president-elect

Dissanayake has struck a chord with a populace weary of economic hardship and political malfeasance. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

What is the Dissanayake magic? A seismic shift in Sri Lanka's politics

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake (left) and opposition leader Sajith Premadasa failed to win the mandatory 50% of votes to be declared winner. Photos: Collected
South Asia

Sri Lanka's Dissanayake and Premadasa head to presidential race runoff

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, addresses his supporters during an election campaign rally ahead of presidential election, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
South Asia

The magic behind Dissanayake’s rise in Sri Lankan politics

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, speaks to the press after casting his vote at a polling station, on the day of the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning Dissanayake in early lead to become president

A woman shows her ink-marked finger after voting at a polling station during the presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 21, 2024. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
South Asia

Polls close in first Sri Lanka election since economic collapse

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe looks on during an interview with Reuters at Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka August 18, 2022. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte
Politics

Who are the key candidates in Sri Lanka’s election?

A police officer stands guard outside a polling booth, a day before the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, September 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

Heavily indebted Sri Lanka votes in election to decide economic future

Sri Lankan politician, ex-Prime Minister and ex-President, Mahinda Rajapaksa. Photo: BSS
South Asia

Sri Lanka's contentious Rajapaksa scion enters presidential race

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother and former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was appointed as the new Prime Minister, shake hands during the swearing in ceremony in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 21, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
World+Biz

Sri Lanka's ruling siblings: New president swears in his brother as PM

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe looks on during a parliament session in Colombo, Sri Lanka December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
World+Biz

Sri Lanka's prime minister to resign after election setback