The United Front ( si, සමගි පෙරමුණ, translit=Samagi Peramuna) was a
political alliance 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 by the
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the
Lanka Sama Samaja Party
The Lanka Sama Samaja Party, often abbreviated as LSSP (Literal translation, literally: Lanka Socialist Party, Sinhalese language, Sinhala: ලංකා සම සමාජ පක්ෂය, Tamil language, Tamil: லங்கா சமசமா ...
(LSSP) and the
Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) in 1968. It came to power in the
1970 general election.
It was conceived by the LSSP as a front of the
working class
The working class (or labouring class) comprises those engaged in manual-labour occupations or industrial work, who are remunerated via waged or salaried contracts. Working-class occupations (see also " Designation of workers by collar colou ...
- represented by itself and the CPSL - with the
petty bourgeoisie - represented by the SLFP - and by the CPSL as a front of
progressive forces
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.
Goals
The United Front predominantly aimed at the complete
decolonization
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of Sri Lanka.
International support
The United Front was heavily anti-British and pro-Soviet as completely opposed to the foreign policy of the United National Party. The UF was supported by the Soviet Union in order to decolonize the island. The pro-dominion UNP criticized this. The UNP that had a majority of Christians wanted to rebel against it.
Electoral history
References
1968 establishments in Ceylon
1975 disestablishments in Sri Lanka
Defunct left-wing political party alliances
Defunct political party alliances in Sri Lanka
Political parties in Sri Lanka
Popular fronts
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 ...
1970s in Sri Lanka
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