President Ranil Wickremesinghe is fighting an uphill battle for a fresh mandate to continue belt-tightening measures that stabilised the economy and ended months of food, fuel and medicine shortages.

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

In Sri Lanka's upcoming presidential election, not a single woman will be on the ballot despite women making up more than ...

Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, cast his vote in the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election and ...

Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but in Saturday’s presidential election, not even one will be on the ...

Tamils are Sri Lanka's largest minority group & usually vote as one block, but this time their vote is fractured. Plus, the 3 ...

Sri Lanka faces its first election since the 2022 economic crisis. Voters will choose among 38 candidates, with economic ...

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 Lankans ...

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

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

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