Ranil Wickremesinghe, a six-time prime minister, assumed office as interim president in July 2022 following Rajapaksa's removal. While the 75-year-old has been affiliated with the centre-right United ...

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

Over 17 million voters are set to decide the country's president. The vote comes after Sri Lanka defaulted on its foreign ...

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 ...

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 ...

Colombo: It's a crucial day for Sri Lanka, as the voting begins in the crisis-hit nation to elect its next president after ...

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis resulted largely from excessive borrowing on projects that did not generate revenue.

Sri Lanka will vote for its next president on Saturday for the first time since the mass protest sparked by the country's ...