Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance ශ්රී ලංකා නිදහස් පොදුජන සන්ධානය ஶ்ரீ லங்கா பொதுஜன சுதந்திர கூட்டமைப்பு | |
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| Abbreviation | SLPFA |
| Leader | Mahinda Rajapaksa[1] |
| Chairperson | Maithripala Sirisena[1] |
| General Secretary | Sagara Kariyawasam[1] |
| Founded | 31 October 2019 |
| Dissolved | 5 April 2022 |
| Preceded by | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Succeeded by | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna(Pro-Rajapaksa faction) New Democratic Front(Pro-Ranil faction) Sarvajana Balaya(Anti-Rajapaksa faction) |
| Ideology | Big tent Factions: Social democracy[2][3] Socialism Communism Sinhalese nationalism[4] Anti-federalism[5] Anti-imperialism[6] |
| Political position | Big tent Factions: Centre-left tofar-left |
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| podujanasandanaya podujanaalliance | |
TheSri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (abbreviatedSLPFA;Sinhala:ශ්රී ලංකා නිදහස් පොදුජන සන්ධානය,romanized: Śrī Laṃkā Nidahas Podujana Sandhānaya;Tamil:ஶ்ரீ லங்கா பொதுஜன சுதந்திர கூட்டமைப்பு,romanized: Śrī laṅkā Potujaṉa Cutantira Kūṭṭamaippu) was apolitical alliance led by theSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna formed in 2019. Initially, the alliance consisted of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), theSri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and fifteen smaller parties.
Since 5 April 2022, the alliance has been functionally dissolved, after many of the SLPP's former allies left the SLFPA to join the opposition amidst theSri Lankan economic crisis and2022 Sri Lankan political crisis.
On 31 October 2019, seventeen parties including the SLPP and SLFP signed an agreement at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute inColombo to form the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.[7][8] The seventeen parties included:[9][10]
The alliance supported SLPP candidateGotabaya Rajapaksa in the2019 presidential election.[11][12] It had planned to contest the2020 parliamentary election under the chair symbol, the symbol of a previous SLFP-led alliance, thePeople's Alliance.[13][14] However, in February 2020 the alliance chose to contest the election under the flower bud symbol of the SLPP.[15][16]
On 5 April 2022, amidst theSri Lankan economic crisis and2022 Sri Lankan political crisis, many of the SLPP's former allies left the SLFPA to join the opposition.
| Election year | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | +/– | Leader | Result for the party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,853,690 | 59.09% | 145 / 225 |  50 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Government |
| Election year | Candidate | Votes | Vote % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | 6,924,255 | 52.25% | Won |
