The progressive alliance that backs Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won a landslide victory in last week ...

There is another side to this story: Sri Lanka is Asia’s oldest electoral democracy, with universal suffrage going back to 1931, and its citizenry, in an awesome political swing, have not only ...

This blog article explores the transition from militant to non-militant revolutionary politics in Sri Lanka, within the context of the Global South. It will examine the emergence of revolutionary ...

Sri Lanka began counting votes cast on Thursday in a snap general election that will decide if the Indian Ocean island nation ...

A Marxists party led coalition has won national elections for the first time in Sri Lanka’s history. Dissanayaka in his policy statement during the inaugural session of the new parliament said when ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's promise to hold corrupt officials accountable has fueled his public support.

Sri Lankans have voted in a parliamentary election that’s key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his ...

Good evening. What happened in Sri Lanka last Thursday is quite thought-provoking in terms of analyzing Asian politics. My apologies for returning to the topic of elections yet again in a ...

Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president has sworn in a 21-member Cabinet after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary ...

COLOMBO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Chanu Nimesha is contesting Sri Lanka's parliamentary election on Thursday as the first openly transgender candidate, hoping to forge a more inclusive and tolerant ...