The National People's Power (NPP), or Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB), is a

political alliance A political group is a group consisting of political parties or legislators of aligned ideologies. A technical group is similar to a political group, but with members of differing ideologies. International terms Equivalent terms are used differ ...

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 was established in 2015 by Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. 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 Nihal Abeysinghe is the general secretary. Since its inception, the NPP has been a prominent third party in Sri Lankan politics.

History

The NPP was formed by the members of the far-left Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and 27 other parties, worker unions, women's rights groups and youth organizations including members of ethnic communities.

Opposition (2015–present)

After the

19th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka The 19th Amendment (19A) to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was passed by the 225-member Sri Lankan Parliament with 215 voting in favor, one against, one abstained and seven were absent, on 28 April 2015. The amendment envisages the dilution of many ...

was passed, opposition parties represented in the parliament became nearly strong as the ruling party itself, which elects the president. During the 2020 parliamentary elections, the NPP aimed to surpass the ruling

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna The Sri Lanka People's Front ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ, translit=Śrī Laṃkā Podujana Peramuna; ta, இலங்கை பொதுஜன முன்னணி, translit=Ilaṅkai Potujaṉa Mu� ...

and win the majority of seats in parliament. However, the SLPP achieved a landslide victory in the elections as the ruling party, while the Samagi Jana Balawegaya became the main opposition party. The NPP only secured 3 seats and was thus reduced to a third party. Anura Kumara later in a speech said that he was not satisfied with the SLPP's victory and the NPP's defeat. When the 20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was announced, the NPP launched a protest against it.

Ideology

The National People's Power is ideologically

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and working-class centered. The NPP is led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. The predominant goal of the NPP is the

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Electoral history

Current parliamentary members

File:Anura Kumara Dissanayaka.jpg, Anura Kumara Dissanayake MP (

Colombo District Colombo District ( si, කොළඹ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය ''kol̠am̆ba distrikkaya''; ta, கொழும்பு மாவட்டம் ''Koḻumpu Māvaṭṭam'') is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level ...

) 2000–present File:Portrait_gray.png,

Vijitha Herath Herath Mudiyanselage Vijitha Herath (born 1 May 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Cabinet Minister of Cultural Affairs & National Heritage and current member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He contested in the 2010 parliamentary electi ...

MP ( Gampaha District) 2000–present File:Harini Amarasuriya.jpg, Harini Amarasuriya MP (

National List The National List ( he, רשימה ממלכתית, ''Reshima Mamlakhtit''), sometimes translated as the State List, was a political party in Israel. Despite being founded by David Ben-Gurion, one of the fathers of the Israeli left, the party is ...

) 2020–present

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