No candidate secures 50% in Sri Lanka polls; second round of counting ordered: Key updates

Anura Kumara Dissanayake from the National People’s Power leads Sri Lanka’s presidential election with a significant margin, securing 58% of postal votes. Voter turnout is at nearly 75%, lower than the previous election. Main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa follows with 23%, and incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe lags behind with only 16%.