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National People's Power ජාතික ජන බලවේගය தேசிய மக்கள் சக்தி | |
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| Abbreviation | NPP |
| Leader | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| General Secretary | Nihal Abeysinghe |
| Founder | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Founded | 13 July 2019[1] |
| Headquarters | 464/20 Pannipitiya Road, Pelawatta, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka[2] |
| Youth wing | NPP Youth[a] |
| Women's wing | Progressive Women's Collective |
| Ideology | Majority: Democratic socialism[3][4][5] Left-wing populism[6][7][8] Factions: Progressivism Pragmatism[9] Reformism |
| Political position | Centre-left[10] to left-wing |
| Colors | Pink |
| Slogan | Let The Real People Win |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka | 159 / 225 |
| Provincial Councils | 15 / 455 |
| Local Governments | 15 / 30 |
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Compass | |
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The National People's Power (NPP) or Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) is a centre-left[11] to left-wing political party in Sri Lanka. It was formed as a coalition of left-wing and progressive parties that aimed to present an alternative to the existing political establishment.[12] The NPP emerged as a response to the perceived failures of traditional parties in the Sri Lankan political system. It is the current ruling party of Sri Lanka, having won the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections, and is currently the largest party in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the current leader of the party and Nihal Abeysinghe is the general secretary.[13][14]
Established in 2019,[1][15] the NPP consists of 21 diverse groups, including political parties and other organisations.[16] It contests in elections under the compass symbol. Considered an electorally weak third-party before the 2024 presidential election, it briefly formed a minority government under president Anura Kumara Dissanayake following his election. In the subsequent parliamentary elections, the NPP became the largest party in the parliament for the first time with 159 seats, winning a supermajority.
- ^ a b "National People's Power launched". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Contact". www.jvpsrilanka.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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- ^ ""We'll contest elections under a new symbol" Anura Kumara Dissanayake – Hard talk | Daily Mirror".
- ^ "Sri Lankan outsider leftist Dissanayake wins presidential election".
- ^ "Breaking the Two-Party Hold". www.dailynews.lk.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Leftist Candidate Gains Ground with Anti-Corruption Push". 29 August 2024.
- ^ "'Sri Lanka's Dissanayake Is a Powerful, Popular President but a Pragmatist Not a Marxist'". www.thewire.in.
- ^ "'Sri Lanka's Parliamentary Election: The NPP Wins Historic Super Majority'". www.isas.nus.edu.sg.
- ^ "'Sri Lanka's Parliamentary Election: The NPP Wins Historic Super Majority'". www.isas.nus.edu.sg.
- ^ "The NPP Factor: Rise Of Left-Wing Populism In Sri Lanka". Colombo Telegraph. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Anura Named the NPP. Ada Derana.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Anura Kumara named Presidential candidate of National People's Power". Newsfirst. 18 August 2019.
- ^ "JVP to continue politics under NPP". Sri Lanka: The Morning. 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Who we are". www.npp.lk. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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