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The Jathika Hela Urumaya, Tamil Progressive Alliance, and Sri Lanka Muslim Congress agreed to join the new alliance on 12 February 2020. [ 23 ] In December 2023, the SJB announced that they would form an alliance in 2024 with other political parties, including the Freedom People's Congress , a breakaway party of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana ...
The Sarvajana Balaya is a political alliance led by Jayaweera consisting of the Jathika Nidahas Peramuna, Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya, the Democratic Left Front, the Communist Party of Sri Lanka and the Independent MP’s Forum. [6] Jayaweera submitted nominations from the Communist Party to contest under the "star" symbol ...
The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA), led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, won a large majority in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election on 5 August 2020. [14] During their tenure, the government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa faced multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis, which culminated into widespread protests ...
11 official and 10 non-official members. Of the non-official members, 6 were appointed by the governor and the remaining 4 were elected. 1917: 2nd: 1921 [b] 3rd: 37 14 official and 23 unofficial members. Of the non-official members, 4 were appointed by the governor and the remaining 19 were elected. 1924 [c] 4th: 49 12 official and 37 ...
The main parties and alliances contesting in the election included the alliance of Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapakse, the ruling Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA), the main opposition United National Party (UNP) of Ranil Wickremasinghe, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) of Sajith Premadasa, former opposition TNA of R. Sampanthan and ...
The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election was the ninth presidential election in the country’s history and was held on 21 September 2024. [3] [4] Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe ran for re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015.
The Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya (DVJP) (National Liberation People's Party) is a political party in Sri Lanka. It is currently a member of the Socialist Alliance and the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance. The party's general secretary is D. Kalansooriya.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 18 December 2001 31 January 2002 378 12th: Office vacant: 31 January 2002 6 February 2002 6 12 Mahinda Rajapaksa මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ (born 1945) Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 6 February 2002 7 February 2004 730 Office vacant: 7 February 2004 22 April 2004 75 – (10) Ranil Wickremesinghe