Voting for Sri Lanka's presidential election has begun, with 17 million voters set to decide the country's next leader. As ...

Millions of Sri Lankans cast their votes on Saturday 21 September to select a new president who will face the task of cementing the South Asian country's fragile economic recovery following its worst ...

This is Sri Lanka’s 1st presidential election since its 2022 economic crisis. A 2nd round of counting is likely, a first in Sri Lankan history. Results expected by Sunday noon.

This is Sri Lanka’s 1st presidential election since its 2022 economic crisis. A 2nd round of counting is likely, a first in Sri Lankan history. Results expected by Sunday noon.

Pathum Kerner, a 42-year-old physician who was among the first Sri Lankans to join the public uprising that ended President ...

The election assumes significance as the country has still not come out of the economic crisis despite the IMF bailout ...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is fighting an uphill battle for a fresh mandate. Can leading candidate Aruna Dissanayake stop Wickremesinghe's re-election bid? Will Ranil Wickremesinghe survive the ...

Sri Lanka voted for its next president, with economic issues and IMF austerity plans at the forefront. Incumbent Ranil ...

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Polls closed in Sri Lanka's presidential election on Saturday, AFP journalists saw, ending the island nation's first vote since an unprecedented economic crisis two years ago.