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.

Colombo: Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist leader, claimed victory in the Sri Lankan presidential election. He was declared winner by the country's Election Commission after an unprecedented second round of counting of votes.

Sri Lanka's presidential election has advanced to a second round for the first time in history as no candidate achieved over 50% of the vote. Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the NPP leads with 39.52%, followed by Sajith Premadasa with 34.

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.

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,

Thirty-eight candidates are running for president of the Asian nation of Sri Lanka, which is still recovering from a 2022 economic collapse. Its incumbent president faces a tight race.