The People's Alliance (PA) was a front of political parties in
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 ...
, formed in 1994.
It consisted of the following parties:
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party
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Lanka Sama Samaja Party
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Communist Party of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka Mahajana Party
The Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya (SLMP; Sri Lanka People's Party) is a political party in Sri Lanka, founded in 1984 by Vijaya Kumaranatunga.
History
1980s
Vijaya Kumaranatunga founded the party in 1984 and led it until his assassination in 198 ...
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Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna (People's Freedom Front/Mass Freedom Front) is a political party in Sri Lanka that was formed by Chandrika Kumaratunga
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga ( si, චන්ද්රිකා බණ්ඩාරනා ...
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Desha Vimukthi Janatha Party
The Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya (DVJP) (National Liberation People's Party) is a political party in Sri Lanka. It is currently a member of the Socialist Alliance and the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.
The party's general secretary is ...
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Democratic United National Front
The Democratic United National Front ( si, ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී එක්සත් ජාතික පෙරමුණ, pronounced ''Prajathanthrvadi Eksath Jathika Peramuna'', ta, ஜனநாயக ஐக்க ...
The PA was successful in the general elections held in 1994 and 2000, as well as the presidential elections of 1994 and 1999. However, it was defeated in the general election in 2001. After the creation of
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 ...
in 2004, PA Merged into
UPFA
The United People's Freedom Alliance (abbreviated UPFA; si, එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය ''Eksath Janathā Nidahas Sandānaya''; ta, ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக ...
. CPSL and LSSP has threatened to revive PA as a separate front, not that has not occurred so far.
The General Secretary of the PA was
D. M. Jayaratne.
Electoral history
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1994 establishments in Sri Lanka
2004 disestablishments in Sri Lanka
Defunct political party alliances in Sri Lanka
Political parties established in 1994
Political parties disestablished in 2004
Political parties in Sri Lanka
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