United People's Freedom Alliance
- United People's Freedom Alliance
The United People's Freedom Alliance is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. Susil Premajayantha is the general secretary of UPFA.[cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/slanka.peace/|title=New blow for Sri Lankan peace pact|publisher=CNN News|date=January 20, 2004] [ [http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=76683 IRIN Asia | Asia | Sri Lanka | SRI LANKA: Testing times ahead of local elections in east | Governance Conflict | Feature ] ] ]The alliance was formed by:
*Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya)
*Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
*Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya
*Muslim National Unity Alliance
*Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
*Democratic United National Front
*Desha Vimukthi Janatha Party
History
At a later stage ahead of the 2004 elections the Communist Party of Sri Lanka and the Lanka Sama Samaja Party signed a memorandum of understanding with UPFA, so that CPSL and LSSP candidates would take part in elections of the UPFA symbol.
At the last legislative elections, 2 April 2004, the alliance won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats.[cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3596227.stm|title=President wins Sri Lanka election|publisher=BBC News|date=April 04, 2004] ]In April 2005 a key coalition party, JVP, left the alliance, causing the government headed by President Chandrika Kumaratunga to become a minority government in the Sri Lankan parliament.
In the Sri Lankan presidential election, 2005, its candidate, Mahinda Rajapakse, came first with 50.29% of the vote.
References
External links
* [http://www.freedomalliance.lk/ Official web site]
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