Anura Kumara Dissanayake leads Sri Lanka’s presidential election with 39% of the vote but hasn’t reached the 50% plus one needed to win. Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa follows with nearly 34%. The election, the first since mass protests ousted Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022, may go to a second round if no candidate secures a majority. Voters rank up to three candidates, eliminating the need for additional voting. This election is one of the closest in Sri Lanka’s history. Incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe is in third place with 17%.