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Sri Lanka People's Front ශ්රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ இலங்கை பொதுஜன முன்னணி | |
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| Abbreviation | SLPP |
| Leader | Mahinda Rajapaksa[1] |
| Chairperson | Ven. Prof. Uthurawala Dhammarathana Thero[2] |
| General Secretary | Sagara Kariyawasam |
| Founder | Basil Rajapaksa |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Split from | Sri Lanka Freedom Party[3] |
| Preceded by | The Sri Lanka National Front |
| Headquarters | 1316 Nelum Mawatha, Jayanthipura, Battaramulla[4] |
| Youth wing | Sri Lanka People's Youth Front |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing[12] |
| National affiliation | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
| Colours | Maroon |
| Slogan | අපි අපේ රට හදමු! ('Let's Build Our Country!') |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka | 3 / 225 |
| Local Government Bodies | 3 / 30 |
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Flower bud | |
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| Website | |
| slpp.org | |
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| Background |
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The Sri Lanka People's Front (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ, romanized: Śrī Laṃkā Podujana Peramuna; Tamil: இலங்கை பொதுஜன முன்னணி, romanized: Ilaṅkai Potujaṉa Muṉṉaṇi), commonly known by its Sinhalese name Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), is a political party in Sri Lanka. It was the ruling party in Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022 and was the largest party in parliament from 2020 to 2024.[13] Previously a minor political party known as the Sri Lanka National Front (SLNF) and Our Sri Lanka Freedom Front (OSLFF), it was relaunched in 2016 as the SLPP and the party became the base for members of the United People's Freedom Alliance loyal to its former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Rajapaksa family.[5]
The party was formed as a result of a split from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), a centre-left, Sinhalese nationalist, and post-colonial party.[11] The SLPP borrowed some elements of the SLFP ideology but not its economic outlook,[11] and is opposed to federalism in Sri Lanka.[14] The party is led by Mahinda Rajapaksa,[15] a former president of Sri Lanka. Sagara Kariyawasam is the general secretary of the party. G. L. Peiris was formerly the chairman of the party before defecting to form the Freedom People's Congress.[16]
- ^ "SLPP re-elects Mahinda Rajapaksa as party leader". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ Senanayake, Subashini. "Ven. Prof. Uthurawala Dhammarathana Thera elected SLPP Chairman". Daily News. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ a b c Jayakody, Rasika (8 October 2017). "Week of Masqueraders". The Sunday Observer. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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- ^ "Sri Lanka ruling party to announce presidential candidate on Aug 07". EconomyNext. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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Jeyaraj 2019was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Mahinda made Leader of SLPP". Ada Derana. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna". Colombo, Sri Lanka: Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2017.