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This article lists political parties in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a multi-party political system. Starting from the early 1950s, Sri Lankan politics was mostly dominated by two political parties and their respective coalitions: the centre-left social democratic Sri Lanka Freedom Party; the centre-right liberal conservative United National Party
The Sri Lankan Government is the largest employer in the country and the public services are often criticized as overstaffed and inefficient. [ 1 ] Their members are selected by competitive examination and promotions are made by the Public Service Commission .
In 2010, General Sarath Fonseka, a former Chief of Defence Staff and former Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, was the NDF candidate in the 2010 presidential elections. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] He was contesting in the elections as the "joint opposition candidate", [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and was supported by the United National Party (UNP) and the Janatha Vimukthi ...
The Democratic National Alliance was a political alliance in Sri Lanka, formed by retired General Sarath Fonseka and his allies to contest in the 2010 general elections. The alliance is mainly made up of allies of Fonseka and of the following parties [1] Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) Democratic National Front; Democratic United National Front
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 ...
The Democratic Tamil National Alliance (abbreviated DTNA; Tamil: ஜனநாயக தமிழ் தேசிய கூட்டணி, romanized: Jaṉanāyaka Tamiḻ Tēciya Kūṭṭaṇi), previously known as the Tamil Democratic National Alliance (abbreviated TDNA), is a political alliance in Sri Lanka that represents the country's Sri Lankan Tamil ethnic minority.
The Democratic Unity Alliance (Tamil: ஜனநாயக ஐக்கிய முன்னணி Caṉanāyaka Oṉṟumaik Kūṭṭaṇi) is a registered political party in Sri Lanka. [1] It was founded in 2004 after Z.A. Naseer Ahamed and others broke away from the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress .
Vajpayee became Prime Minister for a third time, and this time served a full five-year term. [20] The NDA called elections in early 2004, six months ahead of schedule. Its campaign was based around the slogan of "India Shining" which attempted to depict the NDA government as responsible for a rapid economic transformation of the country.