Polling has begun in Sri Lanka's presidential election, marking the first major electoral event since the 2022 economic ...

Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, 75, is running for re-election as an Independent candidate who has campaigned with ...

This is the first election since Sri Lanka's economy buckled in 2022 under a severe foreign exchange shortage, leaving the ...

The economic collapse led to severe shortages of essentials like food, medicine, cooking gas and fuel, causing long lines and ...

Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, a six-time former prime minister, is a political survivor. His elevation to the presidency in 2022, ...

While the economy has stabilised many people are suffering as a result of austerity measures backed by the IMF.

Sri Lanka's presidential elections have started with 38 candidates in the race. The primary contenders are President Ranil ...

COLOMBO, Sept 21, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Polls opened in Sri Lanka's presidential vote on Saturday, AFP journalists saw, marking ...

Sri Lankans are voting in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst ...

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka began voting for its next president on Saturday, effectively turning the election into a referendum ...

Sri Lankans began voting on Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.

COLOMBO: In the first election to be held after the unprecedented economic collapse in 2022 and the people’s protest movement ...