Island16m
Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads Sajith Premadasa by 1,271,880 votes, counting of second and third preferences begins
National Peoples Power [NPP] presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayaike led Samagi Jana Balwegaya [SJB] presidential ...
ThePrint16m
Sri Lanka polls: Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads in first round of counting with 42.31 pc votes
After Elections Commission Chairman RLAM Ratnayake announced a second preference count for Sri Lankan presidential elections, National People’s Power (NPP) candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake, topped ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore43m
Sri Lanka's Dissanayake in early lead to become president
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday (Sep 22) in ...
The Daily Mirror47m
AKD wins 15 out 22 districts; receives 5.6 million votes in first round
Anura Kumara Dissanayake swept the 15 of the 22 districts at the end of the first round of counting at the Presidential ...
newsdrum56m
Sri Lanka presidential election goes to historic second count, Dissanayake leads
In a historic first, Sri Lanka's presidential election on Sunday went into a second round of counting after no candidate ...
Daily Sabah1h
Once-fringe Marxist Dissanayake poised for Sri Lanka presidency
A once-fringe Marxist politician was poised to become Sri Lanka's next leader Sunday as discontent over the country's ...