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The Socialist Alliance was a political alliance and registered political party in Sri Lanka. [1] It was founded in 2006 by five left-wing political parties: the Communist Party of Sri Lanka , Democratic Left Front , Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya , Lanka Sama Samaja Party and Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya .
In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World Bank forecasts the economy to grow by just 2.2 per cent in 2024.
The Government of Sri Lanka declared the public holiday to enable residents in the capital city to get to the street and see and greet foreign guests. [ 7 ] At the time of 6th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Havana , delegation of Sri Lanka expressed the concern that due to the host's sectarianism his opening speech was deficient in ...
The Socialism in Sri Lanka or Sri Lankan socialism is a political philosophy that is shared by various political parties of the country. Socialist parties, especially the Trotskyist Lanka Sama Samaja Party , have played a major role in the country's history from the time of the Sri Lankan Independence movement. [ 1 ]
A political alliance centered on the working class has emerged as a strong contender in Sri Lanka's presidential race, announcing itself to be the agent of change that millions of people called ...
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On 23 September 2024, Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president after winning the presidential election as a left-wing candidate. [6] On 14 November 2024, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP), a left-leaning alliance, received a two-thirds majority in parliament in Sri Lankan parliamentary ...
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna-ruled (SLPP) government began losing the support of its key allies: 9 SLPP MPs decided to defect from the government and to work as independent MPs, while the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) and the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) left the government and moved into opposition.