The Socialist Party of Sri Lanka (SP) is a left-wing political party in Sri Lanka. Founded in 2006 as a split from the
United Socialist Party (part of the
Committee for a Workers' International
The Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) was an international association of Trotskyist political parties. Today, two groups claim to be the continuation of the CWI.
History Founding
The origins of the CWI can be traced to a group of ...
), it was for a time associated with the
League for the Fifth International
The League for the Fifth International (L5I) is an international grouping of revolutionary Trotskyist organisations around a common programme and perspectives.
History
L5I was founded as the Movement for a Revolutionary Communist International ...
until its expulsion in 2020 over a disagreement around electoral tactics. The party has members in several unions, including a health union.
Popular environmentalist and social activist
Ajantha Perera
Ajantha Wijesinghe Perera ( si, අජන්තා පෙරේරා) is a Sri Lankan academic, scientist, university lecturer, environmental activist and politician. She is known for her efforts to end the garbage crisis in Sri Lanka and is nickn ...
was nominated as the party's presidential candidate for the
2019 Sri Lankan presidential election
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* 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20
* one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019
Films
* ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film
* ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film
Mus ...
. She also became the only female presidential candidate to contest the 2019 elections and the first such instance since 1999.
She later defected to the centre-right
United National Party
The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ...
.
Electoral history
See also
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Sri Lanka leftist parties
During the Donoughmore period of political experimentation (1931–48), several Sri Lanka leftist parties were formed in British colonial Ceylon. Unlike most other Sri Lankan parties, these leftist parties were noncommunal in membership.
History
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References
External links
Declaration of Fraternal RelationsDetails of SPSL-L5I relations
2006 establishments in Sri Lanka
Communist parties in Sri Lanka
League for the Fifth International
Political parties established in 2006
Trotskyist organisations in Sri Lanka
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