The vote comes less than two months after Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake won September's presidential election.

President Aruna Kumara Dissanayake, who was elected as President in September, is seeking a majority so that most of the policies of his Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna can get parliamentary approval ...

Winning or losing isn’t her focus; Nimesha wants to show Sri Lanka’s transgender community that they belong in politics and ...

Sri Lanka is holding a snap general election to aid President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in securing a parliamentary majority.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved parliament on September 24 to clear the way for the general election, ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Election Commission had received 188 complaints on Monday (11) when campaigning officially ceased ahead of the Parliamentary Election on November 14. A majority of the ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party's power in Thursday's parliamentary ...

Key opposition parties including Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the United National ...

Chanu Nimesha is vying for a seat in Sri Lanka’s parliament, becoming the first openly transgender candidate in the country’s ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Chanu Nimesha is contesting Sri Lanka's parliamentary election on Thursday as the first openly ...