| Sri Lanka Freedom Party ශ්රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය |
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| Leader | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Founded | 2 September 1951 |
| Headquarters | 301, T B Jaya Mawatha, Colombo 10 |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism, Centre-Left/Populist, Sinhalese nationalism |
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The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය, Tamil: இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி) is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in government on a number of occasions.[1] The party is generally considered as having a centre-left or pro-socialist economic agenda and is often associated with hard-line Sinhala parties. The Sri Lanka Freedon Party is currently a part of the UPFA (United People's Freedon Alliance) which is the current ruling party of Sri Lanka. The current leader if the Sri Lanka Freedom Party is Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa who is the current president of Sri Lanka.
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History
After independence the SLFP represented a form of non-revolutionary socialism and a policy of non-alignment with strong ties to socialist countries.
At the last legislative elections, held on 2 April 2004, the party was the leading party in the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats.[2]
After the elections the party became the predominant party in government with Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister.
Following the 17 November presidential elections, the SLFP candidate Mahinda Rajapaksa was elected President of Sri Lanka - winning 50.3% of the votes cast, although having only part support from his split party.[3]
Organization
- Sri Lanka Nidahas Bhikku Sanvidanaya
- Sri Lanka Nidahas Indigenous physicians Organization
- Sri Lanka Nidahas Teachers Union
- Sri Lanka Nidahas Farmers’ Organization
- Sri Lanka Nidahas Sewaka Sangamaya
- Sri Lanka Nidahas Medical Group
- Sri Lanka Nidahas Students’ Organization
- Sri Lanka Nidahas Fishermen and Domestic Industrialists organization
- Sri Lanka Nidahas Cultural Organization
- Sri Lanka Nidahas Lawyers Organization
- Sri Lanka Nidahas Provincial Council members’ Association
- Sri Lanka Nidahas Association of members of local authority
Publication
- Dinakara - News paper
References
- ^ "Sri Lanka Freedom Party, or SLFP (political party, Sri Lanka)". BRITANNICA-Online. http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-561969/Sri-Lanka-Freedom-Party.
- ^ "New blow for Sri Lankan peace pact". CNN News. January 20, 2004. http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/slanka.peace/.
- ^ "Sri Lankans ready for elections-Thirteen million Sri Lankans headed to the polls Thursday to elect the troubled island nation's fifth president". CNN News. November 16, 2005. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/srilanka/?section=cnn_latest.
External links
- Party's official Website
- Fifty years with The Masses
- SLFP - the party with an indigenous identity
- Methek Kathawa Divaina
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