Dissanayake won about 53% of a million votes counted so far in the election

The Marxist leader secured 53% of a million votes counted so far in the election. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa was second at 22%, ahead of President Ranil Wickremesinghe in third place.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna's (JVP) broader front National People's Power (NPP), on Sunday consolidated his lead in the Sri Lanka's presidential election.

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become the next president.

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become the next president of the debt-ridden country seeking to elect a leader to bolster its fragile economic recovery. Dissanayake won about 53% of a million votes counted so far in the…

Sri Lanka's crisis has proven an opportunity for Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, who has seen a surge of support based on his pledge to change the island's "corrupt" political culture.

Sri Lanka's Marxist-leaning leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, grabbed a commanding early lead on Sunday in his bid to become the next president of the debt-ridden country seeking to elect a leader to bolster its fragile economic recovery.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake poised to become Sri Lanka's ninth president with impressive lead in postal voting results.

Anura Kumara Dissanayake has received messages of congratulations from his main rivals.