National People's Power

National People's Power (NPP) or Jathika Jana Balawegaya is an electoral coalition in Sri Lanka. It was established in 2015 by Anura Kumara Dissanayake the leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.[1][2][3]

National People's Power
ජාතික ජන බලවේගය
தேசிய மக்கள் சக்தி
AbbreviationNPP
LeaderAnura Kumara Dissanayake
General SecretaryLakshman Nipunaarachchi
FounderAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Founded2015 (2015)
Preceded byNational Movement for People's Power
Headquarters464/20 Pannipitiya Road, Pelawatta, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
Youth wingNPP Youth[lower-alpha 1]
Women's wingProgressive Women’s Collective
IdeologyCommunism
Anti-imperialism
Factions:
Agrarian socialism
Secularism
Socialism
Political positionFar-left
Colors  Purple
Slogan"Let The Real People Win"
Parliament of Sri Lanka
3 / 225
Sri Lankan Provincial Councils
15 / 455
Local Government
436 / 8,356
Election symbol
Compass
Website
www.npp.lk

It consists of 28 political parties and other organisations. It contests in elections under the compass logo. Anura Kumara Dissanayake is currently the leader of the electoral coalition and Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi is the general secretary.[4][5]

History
Main article: Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

The NPP was formed by the members of the radical leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and 27 other parties, worker unions, womens' rights groups and youth organizations including members of the ethnic communities.

2019 election

As the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was passed, opposition parties were nearly strong as the ruling which elects the president. NPP aimed to be the main opposition passing the SLPP. However the SLPP achieved a victory as the ruling party, and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya became the opposition, with NPP being a third party. Anura Kumara later in a speech said that he was not satisfied with the SLPP becoming the ruling party and the NPP only getting 3 seats. As the 20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was announced, NPP launched a protest against it.[6][7]

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The National People's Power is ideologically centreded to communism but it also supports democracy. The NPP is Secular unlike the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna which is Marxist.[8] NPP opposes the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna calling it anti-democratic.

The pre-dominant goal of the NPP is the nationalisation of Sri Lanka.[9]

Electoral history
Sri Lanka Presidential Elections
Election year Candidate Votes Vote % Result
2019 Anura Kumara Dissanayake 418,553 3.16% Lost
Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections
Election year Votes Vote % Seats won +/– Government
2020 445,958 3.84%
3 / 225
 3 Opposition

Parliamentary members 2020–present

• Anura Kumara Dissanayaka

• Harini Amarasuriya

• Vijitha Herath

See also

Notes
  1. Section of the Socialist Students Union

References
  1. Registered parties
  2. "National People's Power". Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
  3. "JVP to continue politics under NPP". Sri Lanka: The Morning. 17 August 2020.
  4. Anura Named the NPP. Ada Derana.
  5. "Anura Kumara named Presidential candidate of National People's Power". Newsfirst. 18 August 2019.
  6. "Proposed New 20th Amendment will take Sri Lanka back to the Stone Age – NPP". 7 September 2020.
  7. "NPP dissatisfied with the general election results :Anura Kumara". dailynews.lk.
  8. National People's Power to launch its manifesto on 26th
  9. Don't play with National Resources


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