The National People's Movement (NPM; Sinhala: ජාතික ජනතා ව්‍යාපාරය,

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political organization established on 18 December 2018 following the merger of the Deshodaya and United Professionals Movement, along with 17 other civil society groups composed of intellectuals, professionals, teachers, entrepreneurs, youth leaders and village communities. On 29 September 2019, the NPM endorsed former

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as their candidate in the

2019 Sri Lankan presidential election Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 16 November 2019. Incumbent president Maithripala Sirisena did not run for a second term. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, was the candidate of the Sri Lanka Po ...

Partners

The National People's Movement consists of the following organizations: * Deshodaya * United Professionals Movement (UPM) * Lawyers for Equal Rights * Sri Lankan Engineers Association * Trustees (Gte.) Ltd * Jathika Janatha Commission * Jathika Parisarika Sanvidana Ekamuthuwa * Alliance for Political Conscience * Paramparika Ha Deshiya Waidyawarunge Ekamuthuwa * Jathika Guru Balaya * Udara Sri Lanka Organization * Independent Organization to Protect Depositors * Mihithala Mithuro Environment Development Foundation * Janatha Niyojanaye Purogami Sabhawa * AI Imam Shafi Center for Education & Development * Dambulu Govijana Vyaparaya

Key members

* Vinya Ariyaratne * Gamini Nanda Gunawardana * Gamini Wijesinghe * Dr. Ajith Kolonne *

* Dr.

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* Sarath Chandrasiri Mayadunne *

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References

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