Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
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Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
ශ්රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ இலங்கை பொதுஜன முன்னணி |
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| Leader | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Chairperson | G. L. Peiris |
| Secretary | Sagara Kariyawasam |
| Headquarters | 8/11 Robert Alwis Mawatha, Boralesgamuwa |
| Youth wing | Sri Lanka Peoples Youth Front |
| Ideology |
Social conservatism Right-wing socialism Sinhala nationalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
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The Sri Lanka People's Front (Sinhalese: ශ්රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ, translit. Śrī Laṃkā Podujana Peramuna; Tamil: இலங்கை பொதுஜன முன்னணி, translit. Ilaṅkai Potujaṉa Muṉṉaṇi), commonly known by its Sinhalese name Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), is a Sri Lankan political front. Previously a minor political party known as the Sri Lanka National Front (SLNF) and Our Sri Lanka Freedom Front (OSLFF), it was relaunched 2016 as the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and became the home for members of the United People's Freedom Alliance loyal to its former leader President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The front's chairman is G. L. Peiris and its secretary is Sagara Kariyawasam.
The Sri Lanka National Front (Sri Lanka Jathika Peramuna) contested the 2001 parliamentary election in 15 of the 22 electoral districts but failed to win any seats in Parliament after securing only 719 votes (0.01%) across the country. The SLNF contested the 2004 parliamentary election in 17 of the 22 electoral districts but failed to win any seats in Parliament after securing only 493 votes (0.01%) across the country. SLNF leader Wimal Geeganage contested the 2005 presidential election and came in eighth after securing 6,639 votes (0.07%).
The SLNF contested the 2010 parliamentary election in 19 of the 22 electoral districts but failed to win any seats in Parliament after securing only 5,313 votes (0.07%) across the country. Geeganage contested the 2015 presidential election and came in 19th (and last) after securing 1,826 votes (0.02%).
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