- Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters reject old guardThe Associated Press
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Who is Sri Lanka’s new president?BBC.com
- Sri Lanka Leftist Wins Election After Vowing to Rejig IMF DealBloomberg
- Leftist Leader Elected President as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old OrderThe New York Times
- Sri Lankans elect Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economyNBC News