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 Progressivism holds that it is possible to improve human societies through political action. As a political movement, progressivism seeks to advance the human condition through social reform based on purported advancements in science, techn ...

Goals

The United Front predominantly aimed at the complete

decolonization Decolonization or decolonisation is the undoing of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby imperial nations establish and dominate foreign territories, often overseas. Some scholars of decolonization focus especially on separatism, in ...

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

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