Dissanayake was born in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. He completed his primary education at Thambuththegama Central College and ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake's win in the Sri Lankan presidential election poses a new challenge for India. Despite his Marxist ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist, has won Sri Lanka's presidential election following a historic second ballot count.

Sri Lanka has elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a prominent Marxist leader, as its new president amid ongoing economic ...

Dissanayake polled 5.6 million or 42.3% of the votes, a massive boost to the 3% he managed in the last presidential election ...

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won the presidential election for the debt-ridden island nation ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday.

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves as he arrives at the election commission office after winning Sri Lankan presidential election ...

Sri Lankans elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as their new president on Sunday, putting faith in his pledge to ...

Sri Lanka elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on Sunday, after a second round of counting - ...

Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political ...