President, Sri Lanka and Anura Kumara Dissanayaka

Sri Lanka Election Results Live: Counting underway as President Dissanayake's NPP heads for landslide win
Counting of votes in the Sri Lankan snap elections is underway as the country’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks to increase NPP’s power in the parliament. The results show Dissanayake heading
New Sri Lankan President's Party Headed For Big Win In Snap Elections
New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was headed for a landslide win at snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday.
Sri Lanka election: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake seeks increased parliamentary strength
Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation will give its new leftist president greater legislative power to help the poor as it recovers from a financial meltdown.
Sri Lanka Votes in Election for Marxist-Leaning President's Agenda
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's promise to hold corrupt officials accountable has fueled his public support.
Sri Lankan President Dissanayake Expects Big Majority In Snap Elections
Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake was confident of a victory as polls closed in Thursday's snap legislative elections.
Explained: Why is Sri Lankan Parliamentary election key for new Marxist-leaning president Anura Dissanayake?
Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap Parliamentary election, widely seen as an attempt by new Leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to seek a clear mandate to push his pro-poor welfare policies.
Snap Sri Lankan election poses test for new leader
Sri Lanka’s 17.1 million voters head to the polls again on Thursday to vote in snap parliamentary elections, barely seven weeks after choosing a new president. More than 8,800 candidates are in the fray in an election marked by a low-key campaign.
Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote
Sri Lanka holds its first parliamentary elections since the victory of its outsider leftist president, in a test of his ambitious pledges to combat corruption and rewrite an unpopular International Monetary Fund loan program.
Sri Lankan leader seeks big majority in snap election
"We believe that this is a crucial election that will mark a turning point in Sri Lanka," President Dissanayake told reporters after voting in the capital Colombo. The man he defeated in the presidential elections,
Sri Lanka president eyes parliament win in snap election
Sri Lanka votes Thursday in a second national election in as many months with a deeply divided opposition struggling to recover from a crushing defeat at presidential polls.
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Sri Lanka president’s party headed for landslide in snap elections: Early results
COLOMBO – New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative ...
Sri Lanka President’s Bloc Takes Early Lead in Parliament Polls
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s coalition took an early lead in parliamentary elections seen as a test of the ...
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Voting ends in Sri Lanka's parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
Details on the voter turnout were not immediately available. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential ...
Sri Lankan President's Coalition Heads For Landslide: Early Results
New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was headed for a landslide win at snap legislative elections, initial results showed Friday.
What does Sri Lankan President's promise to return state-occupied land mean for the Tamils?
As Sri Lanka heads to the polling booths today to make a significant decision on whether to cement the "new era of politics" ...
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Sri Lanka president's party headed for landslide: early results
New Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party was set for a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, ...