Left leaning leader leads Sri Lanka presidential race
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a leftist politician, has taken a commanding lead in Sri Lanka's presidential election. The election on Saturday is the first to be held since mass protests unseated the country's leader, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in 2022 after the country suffered its worst economic crisis.
For Sri Lanka's minority Tamils, election does not offer hope
Tamils form 12% of the country's 22 million population, but have long been electorally sidelined, as most candidates belong to the majority Sinhala population and many Tamils say they have no hope of a better future from those candidates.
The Incumbent, the Marxist and the Heir: Sri Lanka’s Tight Race for President
Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, a six-time former prime minister, is a political survivor. His elevation to the presidency in 2022, after the overthrow of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, plucked him out of irrelevance and demonstrated his formidable bargaining powers.
Sri Lanka's election could come down to small margins. We’re talking about a three-way race for just about 17 million votes.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has taken a commanding lead in Sri Lanka’s presidential election ... Another Premadasa supporter, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) spokesman MA Sumanthiran, said ...
"Though I heavily campaigned for President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the people of Sri Lanka have made their decision ...
I came in to stabilize the economy and ensure that the bankruptcy declaration of Sri Lanka is removed,” he stated, ...
This tiny 11-kilometre-long, six-kilometre-wide strip, 30 kilometres off the coast of northern Sri Lanka, is the country's ...
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