For the first time ever, it could produce a winner who fails to gain a majority of votes. Either a victory or a narrow defeat of the leftist NPP’s candidate could stoke tensions. Should either the NPP ...

A total of 38 candidates are running in this election, including prominent figures such as Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party and Anura Kumara Dissanayake of the Janatha ...

National People's Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake seems set to become Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president on ...

The first postal vote result is likely to be out before midnight, Sri Lanka's Election Commission announced after the conclusion of voting in the Presidential election, on Saturday.

National People’s Power (NPP) candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake has obtained the highest number of postal votes in the Colombo District ...

Polling concluded in Sri Lanka on Saturday with no violence or security breaches reported anywhere from all 22 electoral ...

Polls show no clear winner unless there is a last minute surge for a candidate ahead of election day. Stability is paramount ...

The entire country was put under curfew from 10 pm till 6 am on Sunday to prevent any untoward incidents post-election.sri ...

Hours after counting of votes began soon after polling ended at 4 pm, the entire country was put under curfew from 10 pm till ...

Namal Rajapaksa, representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party, is one of the prominent candidates, alongside incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Leader of the Opposition Sajith ...

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka held presidential elections on Saturday, serving as a de facto referendum on the contentious ...