Sri Lanka defaulted on $50 billion in external debt in 2022, pushing the populace towards an alternative candidate.

President Dissanayake now has the mandate he needs to tackle corruption and recover stolen assets after financial crash.

Of the 225 seats in parliament, 196 were up for grabs under Sri Lanka’s proportional representative electoral system, which allocates seats in each district among the parties according to the proportion of the votes they get. The remaining 29 seats ...