The Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya (DVJP) (National Liberation People's Party) is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. It is currently a member of the Socialist Alliance and the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance. The party's general secretary is D. Kalansooriya.

History

The DVJP was founded in 1988. During the last

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on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the

United People's Freedom Alliance The United People's Freedom Alliance (abbreviated UPFA; si, එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය ''Eksath Janathā Nidahas Sandānaya''; ta, ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக� ...

, which won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats. Political parties in Sri Lanka Socialist Alliance (Sri Lanka) United People's Freedom Alliance 1988 establishments in Sri Lanka Political parties established in 1988 Socialist parties in Sri Lanka {{SriLanka-party-stub