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{{short description|Political alliance in Sri Lanka}}
{{short description|Political alliance in Sri Lanka}}
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{{Infobox political party
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| abbreviation = NPP
| abbreviation = NPP
| leader = [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]]
| leader = [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]]
| general_secretary = Nihal Abeysinghe
| general_secretary = Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe
| founder = [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]]
| founder = [[Tilvin Silva]]<br>[[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]]
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|p=y|2019|07|13}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=National People's Power launched |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/caption-story/National-People%E2%80%99s-Power-launched/110-171119 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.dailymirror.lk |language=English}}</ref>
| slogan = ''Let The Real People Win''
| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|p=y|2019|07|13}} <ref>{{Cite web |title=National People’s Power launched |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/caption-story/National-People%E2%80%99s-Power-launched/110-171119 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.dailymirror.lk |language=English}}</ref>
| dissolved =
| dissolved =
| merger =
| merger =
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| merged =
| merged =
| successor =
| successor =
| headquarters = 464/20 Pannipitiya Road, [[Pelawatte|Pelawatta]], [[Battaramulla]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| headquarters = 464/20 Pannipitiya Road, [[Pelawatte|Pelawatta]], [[Battaramulla]], [[Sri Lanka]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact |url=https://www.jvpsrilanka.com/english/contact/#:~:text=Address.%20464/20,%20Pannipitiya%20Road,%20Pelawatte,%20Battaramulla, |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=www.jvpsrilanka.com}}</ref>
| newspaper =
| newspaper =
| student_wing =
| student_wing =
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| membership_year =
| membership =
| membership =
| ideology = [[Socialism]]<ref>https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/JVP-led-NPP-believes-in-a-unique-Sri-Lankan-economic-model-based-on-socialist-principles-Nalinda-Jayatissa-former-MP/231-273197</ref><ref>https://www.dailymirror.lk/hard-talk/Well-contest-elections-under-a-new-symbol-Anura-Kumara-Dissanayake/334-173993</ref><br>[[Left-wing populism]]<ref>https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Sri-Lankan-outsider-leftist-Dissanayake-wins-presidential-election</ref><ref>https://www.dailynews.lk/2024/09/23/featured/635387/breaking-the-two-party-hold/</ref><ref>https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2024/08/29/sri-lanka-leftist-candidate-gains-ground-with-anti-corruption-push/</ref><br>'''Factions:<br>'''[[Progressivism]]<br>[[Social liberalism]]<br>[[Reformism]]
| ideology = [[Socialism]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/JVP-led-NPP-believes-in-a-unique-Sri-Lankan-economic-model-based-on-socialist-principles-Nalinda-Jayatissa-former-MP/231-273197 | title="JVP-led NPP believes in a unique Sri Lankan economic model based on socialist principles" -Nalinda Jayatissa (Former MP) - Opinion &#124; Daily Mirror }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/hard-talk/Well-contest-elections-under-a-new-symbol-Anura-Kumara-Dissanayake/334-173993 | title="We'll contest elections under a new symbol" Anura Kumara Dissanayake - Hard talk &#124; Daily Mirror }}</ref><br>[[Left-wing populism]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Sri-Lankan-outsider-leftist-Dissanayake-wins-presidential-election | title=Sri Lankan outsider leftist Dissanayake wins presidential election }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2024/09/23/featured/635387/breaking-the-two-party-hold/|title=Breaking the Two-Party Hold|website=www.dailynews.lk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2024/08/29/sri-lanka-leftist-candidate-gains-ground-with-anti-corruption-push/ | title=Sri Lanka Leftist Candidate Gains Ground with Anti-Corruption Push | date=29 August 2024 }}</ref><br>'''Factions:<br>'''[[Progressivism]]<br>[[Marxism]]<br>[[Reformism]]
| position = [[Left-wing]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahendra |first=Dammika |title=Understanding Left-Wing and Right-Wing Liberalism in the Sri Lankan Context: The NPP, UNP, and SJB |url=https://dammikamahendra.medium.com/understanding-left-wing-and-right-wing-liberalism-in-the-sri-lankan-context-the-npp-unp-and-sjb-caa25dbaf8f2 |website=Medium |date=2024-05-15 |access-date=2024-07-07}}</ref>
| position = [[Left-wing]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahendra |first=Dammika |title=Understanding Left-Wing and Right-Wing Liberalism in the Sri Lankan Context: The NPP, UNP, and SJB |url=https://dammikamahendra.medium.com/understanding-left-wing-and-right-wing-liberalism-in-the-sri-lankan-context-the-npp-unp-and-sjb-caa25dbaf8f2 |website=Medium |date=2024-05-15 |access-date=2024-07-07}}</ref>
| colors = {{color box|{{party color|National People's Power}}}} Pink
| slogan = ''Let The Real People Win''
| religion =
| religion =
| international =
| international =
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| europarl =
| europarl =
| seats1_title = [[Sri Lankan Parliament|Parliament of Sri Lanka]]
| seats1_title = [[Sri Lankan Parliament|Parliament of Sri Lanka]]
| seats1 = currently dissolved
| seats1 = {{Infobox political party/seats|3|225|{{party color|National People's Power}}}}
| seats2_title = [[Provinces of Sri Lanka|Provincial Councils]]
| seats2_title = [[Provinces of Sri Lanka|Provincial Councils]]
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|15|455|{{party color|National People's Power}}}}
| seats2 = {{Infobox political party/seats|15|455|{{party color|National People's Power}}}}
| colors = {{color box|{{party color|National People's Power}}}} Pink
| seats3_title = [[Local government in Sri Lanka|Local Government]]
| seats3_title = [[Local government in Sri Lanka|Local Government]]
| seats3 = {{Composition bar|436|8356|{{party color|National People's Power}}}}
| seats3 = {{Infobox political party/seats|436|8356|{{party color|National People's Power}}}}
| symbol = <small>Compass</small><br/>[[File:NPP Symbol.png|100px]]
| symbol = <small>Compass</small><br/>[[File:NPP Symbol.png|100px]]
| website = [https://www.npp.lk npp.lk]
| website = [https://www.npp.lk npp.lk]
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}}
}}
{{communist parties}}
{{communist parties}}
The '''National People's Power''' ('''NPP''') or '''Jathika Jana Balawegaya''' ('''JJB''') is a [[socialist]] [[political alliance]] in [[Sri Lanka]] led by the [[Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna]]. It was established in 2019.<ref name="auto" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.themorning.lk/jvp-to-continue-politics-under-npp|title=JVP to continue politics under NPP|date=17 August 2020|publisher=The Morning|place=Sri Lanka}}</ref>


The NPP consists of 21 political parties and other organisations.<ref name="member-org">{{cite web |title=Who we are |url=https://www.npp.lk/en/about |website=www.npp.lk |access-date=24 September 2024}}</ref> It contests in elections under the compass symbol. [[President of Sri Lanka|President]] [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]] is the current leader of the electoral coalition and Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe is the general secretary.<ref>{{Cite video|title=Anura Named the NPP|url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DZKnBVXge0OM&ved=2ahUKEwj90drknLftAhWFzDgGHQseBX8QwqsBMAx6BAgkEAg&usg=AOvVaw18thE1UDOsj_N0eRRlBaJ0|publisher=[[Ada Derana]]}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Anura Kumara named Presidential candidate of National People's Power|publisher=Newsfirst|date=18 August 2019}}</ref>
The '''National People's Power''' ('''NPP''') or '''Jathika Jana Balawegaya''' ('''JJB''') is a [[socialist]] [[political alliance]] in [[Sri Lanka]]. It was established in 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=National People’s Power launched |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/caption-story/National-People%E2%80%99s-Power-launched/110-171119 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.dailymirror.lk |language=English}}</ref> by [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]], leader of the [[Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna]] who was later elected president in the [[2024 Sri Lankan presidential election|2024 presidential election]] with 42.31% of the [[Preferential voting|preferential votes]].<ref>[http://elections.gov.lk/en/political_party/political_party_list_E.html Registered parties]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=''National People's Power''|url=http://runews.lk/news/itemlist/tag/Jathika%2520Jana%2520Balawegaya&ved=2ahUKEwje7YnvtLrtAhXFwjgGHS0jBL8QFjANegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw3dIPWcNF8iupFwnBs-ZU_b|publisher=[[Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.themorning.lk/jvp-to-continue-politics-under-npp|title=JVP to continue politics under NPP|date=17 August 2020|publisher=The Morning|place=Sri Lanka}}</ref>

It consists of 21 political parties and other organisations.{{Which|date=September 2024}} It contests in elections under the compass symbol. [[President of Sri Lanka|President]] Anura Kumara Dissanayake is currently the leader of the electoral coalition and Nihal Abeysinghe is the general secretary.<ref>{{Cite video|title=Anura Named the NPP |url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DZKnBVXge0OM&ved=2ahUKEwj90drknLftAhWFzDgGHQseBX8QwqsBMAx6BAgkEAg&usg=AOvVaw18thE1UDOsj_N0eRRlBaJ0|publisher=[[Ada Derana]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Anura Kumara named Presidential candidate of National People's Power|publisher=Newsfirst|date=18 August 2019}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The NPP was formed by the members of the [[leftist]] [[Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna]] and over 20 other parties, worker unions, women's rights groups and youth organizations including members of ethnic communities.
The NPP was formed by the members of the [[leftist]] [[Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna]] and over 20 other parties, worker unions, women's rights groups and youth organizations including members of ethnic communities.


===Opposition (2020–2024)===
===Opposition (2019–2024)===
During the [[2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|2020 parliamentary election]]s, the NPP aimed to surpass the ruling [[Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna]] and win the majority of seats in parliament.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} However, the SLPP achieved a landslide victory in the elections as the ruling party, while the [[Samagi Jana Balawegaya]] became the main opposition party. The NPP only secured 3 seats and remained a third party. Dissanayake later said in a speech that he was not satisfied with the SLPP's victory and the NPP's defeat. When the [[20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka]] was announced, the NPP launched a protest against it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economynext.com/proposed-new-20th-amendment-will-take-sri-lanka-back-to-the-stone-age-npp-73652/|title = Proposed New 20th Amendment will take Sri Lanka back to the Stone Age – NPP|date = 7 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2020/08/08/political/225330/npp-dissatisfied-general-election-results-anura-kumara|title=NPP dissatisfied with the general election results: Anura Kumara|website=dailynews.lk}}</ref>
During the [[2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|2020 parliamentary election]]s, the NPP aimed to surpass the ruling [[Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna]] and win a majority of seats in parliament.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} However, the SLPP achieved a landslide victory in the elections as the ruling party, while the [[Samagi Jana Balawegaya]] became the main opposition party. The NPP only secured 3 seats and remained a third party. Dissanayake later said in a speech that he was not satisfied with the SLPP's victory and the NPP's defeat. When the [[20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka]] was announced, the NPP launched a protest against it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economynext.com/proposed-new-20th-amendment-will-take-sri-lanka-back-to-the-stone-age-npp-73652/|title = Proposed New 20th Amendment will take Sri Lanka back to the Stone Age – NPP|date = 7 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2020/08/08/political/225330/npp-dissatisfied-general-election-results-anura-kumara|title=NPP dissatisfied with the general election results: Anura Kumara|website=dailynews.lk}}</ref>


===Government (2024–present)===
===In government (2024–present)===
{{main|2024 Sri Lankan presidential election}}
The popularity of the NPP rose during the [[2022 Sri Lankan protests]], amid dissatisfaction with the [[political establishment]] and the [[Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–present)|economic crisis]]. In 2024, the NPP's presidential candidate, [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]] was elected [[President of Sri Lanka|President]], forming an [[Dissanayake cabinet|NPP minority government]].
[[File:Anura Kumara Dissanayake 2023 (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|[[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]], 10th [[President of Sri Lanka]]]]
The NPP saw a surge in popular support during the [[2022 Sri Lankan protests]], amid dissatisfaction with the incumbent [[political establishment]] and the [[Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–present)|economic crisis]]. In the first vote count of the [[2024 Sri Lankan presidential election|2024 presidential election]], NPP presidential candidate [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]] won a plurality of the vote, with 42.31%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elections.gov.lk/en/political_party/political_party_list_E.html|title=Election Commission|website=elections.gov.lk}}</ref> Once the second round of vote counting concluded, Dissanayake was declared the winner and elected president, securing 55.89% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Live Sri Lanka Presidential Election Results 2024: Real-Time Results |url=https://results.elections.gov.lk |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=results.elections.gov.lk}}</ref> The following day, Dissanayake formed an interim 3-member [[Dissanayake cabinet|NPP government]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Cabinet appointed - Breaking News {{!}} Daily Mirror |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/New-Cabinet-appointed/108-292370 |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=www.dailymirror.lk |language=English}}</ref>

==Ideology==
The National People's Power is ideologically [[left-wing populism|left-wing populist]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/the-npp-factor-rise-of-left-wing-populism-in-sri-lanka/ |title=The NPP Factor: Rise of Left-Wing Populism in Sri Lanka |last=Perera |first=Dayan Jayatilleka |date=2024-06-12 |website=Colombo Telegraph |access-date=2024-07-07 }}</ref> and working-class centred. The NPP is led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, the main [[communist]] party of Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_19B/Oct20_1571553970CH.php|title=National People's Power to launch its manifesto on 26th}}</ref> The NPP promotes a unique Sri Lankan economic model based on socialist principles and considers both neoliberalism and 'classical socialism' to be failures.<ref>{{cite news |title="JVP-led NPP believes in a unique Sri Lankan economic model based on socialist principles" -Nalinda Jayatissa (former MP) |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/JVP-led-NPP-believes-in-a-unique-Sri-Lankan-economic-model-based-on-socialist-principles-Nalinda-Jayatissa-former-MP/231-273197 |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=www.dailymirror.lk |language=English}}</ref> The NPP claims to oppose excessive privatization<ref>{{cite news |title=AKD outlines industrial policy of the NPP/JVP |url=https://www.themorning.lk/articles/218843 |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=Latest in the News Sphere {{!}} The Morning |date=19 September 2022}}</ref> and supports the state maintaining a role in energy, financial markets, and sectors directly related to national security while limiting involvement in profit-driven businesses.<ref>{{cite news |title=AKD assures business community of investment security under NPP Govt. {{!}} Daily FT |url=https://www.ft.lk/front-page/AKD-assures-business-community-of-investment-security-under-NPP-Govt/44-766368 |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=www.ft.lk |language=English}}</ref>


==Members==
==Members==
The Jathika Jana Balawegaya is comprised of 21 groups, including political parties, youth organizations, women's groups, trade unions, and civil society organizations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who we are |url=https://www.npp.lk/en/about |website=www.npp.lk |access-date=24 September 2024}}</ref>
The NPP is composed of 21 groups, including political parties, youth organizations, women's groups, trade unions, and civil society organizations.<ref name="member-org"/>


{{div col}}
{{div col}}
* [[Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna]]
* [[Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna]]
* [[Aluth Parapura]]
* Aluth Parapura
* [[Ethera Api]]
* Ethera Api
* [[Public Servants for Public Service]]
* Public Servants for Public Service
* [[National Bhikkhu Front]]
* National Bhikkhu Front
* [[National Trade Union Centre]]
* National Trade Union Centre
* [[Sri Lanka Communist Party (Alternative Group)]]
* Sri Lanka Communist Party (Alternative Group)
* [[Doctors for Social Justice]]
* Doctors for Social Justice
* [[Samabhimani Collective]]
* Samabhimani Collective
* [[United Left Power]]
* United Left Power
* [[Inter Company Employees' Union]]
* Inter Company Employees' Union
* [[71 Sahodrathwa Sansadaya]]
* 71 Sahodrathwa Sansadaya
* [[Aluth Piyapath]]
* Aluth Piyapath
* [[Mass Guiding Artists]]
* Mass Guiding Artists
* [[Janodanaya]]
* Janodanaya
* [[National Intellectuals Organization]]
* National Intellectuals Organization
* [[Dabindu Collective]]
* Dabindu Collective
* [[University Teachers for Social Justice]]
* University Teachers for Social Justice
* [[Progressive Women's Collective]]
* Progressive Women's Collective
* [[Husmata Husmak]]
* Husmata Husmak
* [[All Ceylon Estate Workers' Union]]
* All Ceylon Estate Workers' Union
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}


==Objectives==
== Structure ==

The National People's Power is ideologically [[left-wing populism |left-wing populist]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/the-npp-factor-rise-of-left-wing-populism-in-sri-lanka/ |title=The NPP Factor: Rise of Left-Wing Populism in Sri Lanka |last=Perera |first=Dayan Jayatilleka |date=2024-06-12 |website=Colombo Telegraph |publisher=Colombo Telegraph |access-date=2024-07-07 }}</ref> and working class centred. The NPP is led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, the main [[communist]] party of Sri Lanka.<ref>[http://www.colombopage.com/archive_19B/Oct20_1571553970CH.php National People's Power to launch its manifesto on 26th]</ref> The NPP promotes a unique Sri Lankan economic model based on socialist principles and considers both neoliberalism and 'classical socialism' to be failures.<ref>{{cite news |title=“JVP-led NPP believes in a unique Sri Lankan economic model based on socialist principles” -Nalinda Jayatissa (former MP) |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/JVP-led-NPP-believes-in-a-unique-Sri-Lankan-economic-model-based-on-socialist-principles-Nalinda-Jayatissa-former-MP/231-273197 |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=www.dailymirror.lk |language=English}}</ref> The NPP opposes excessive privatization<ref>{{cite news |title=AKD outlines industrial policy of the NPP/JVP |url=https://www.themorning.lk/articles/218843 |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=Latest in the News Sphere {{!}} The Morning |date=19 September 2022}}</ref> and supports the state maintaining a role in energy, financial markets, and sectors directly related to national security while limiting involvement in profit-driven businesses.<ref>{{cite news |title=AKD assures business community of investment security under NPP Govt. {{!}} Daily FT |url=https://www.ft.lk/front-page/AKD-assures-business-community-of-investment-security-under-NPP-Govt/44-766368 |access-date=22 September 2024 |work=www.ft.lk |language=English}}</ref>
===Office bearers===
As of 5 October 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Information of Recognized Political Parties - NPP |url=https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/pdf/pol_party_list/Officers/31_13.pdf |website=Election Commission of Sri Lanka |access-date=5 October 2024}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" |Position
! scope="col" style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" |Name
|-
! Party Leader
| [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]]
|-
! General Secretary
| Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe
|-
! Treasurer
| Eranga Gunasekara
|-
! Deputy Secretary
| [[Harini Amarasuriya|Dr. Harini Amarasuriya]]
|-
! Deputy Secretary
| Lal Wijenayake
|}


==Electoral history==
==Electoral history==
===Presidential===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | Election
|+[[President of Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka Presidential Elections]]
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | Candidate
! rowspan="2" |Election year
! colspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | First round
! rowspan="2" |Candidate
! colspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | Second round
! colspan="2" |First round
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | Result
! colspan="2" |Second round
! rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | Ref
! rowspan="2" |Result
|-
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | Votes
! Votes
! style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | %
! %
! style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | Votes
! Votes
! style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | %
! %
|-
|-
! [[2019 Sri Lankan presidential election|2019]]
! [[2019 Sri Lankan presidential election|2019]]
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| colspan=2 {{N/A}}
| colspan=2 {{N/A}}
| {{no2|Lost}}
| {{no2|Lost}}
|
|-
|-
! [[2022 Sri Lankan presidential election|2022]]
! [[2022 Sri Lankan presidential election|2022]]
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| colspan=2 {{N/A}}
| colspan=2 {{N/A}}
| {{no2|Lost}}
| {{no2|Lost}}
|
|-
|-
! [[2024 Sri Lankan presidential election|2024]]
! [[2024 Sri Lankan presidential election|2024]] <ref>{{Cite web |title=Live Sri Lanka Presidential Election Results 2024 {{!}} Real-Time Results |url=https://results.elections.gov.lk/index.php |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=results.elections.gov.lk}}</ref>
| [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]]
| [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]]
| align="center" | 5,634,915
| align="center" | 5,634,915
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| align="center" | 55.89%
| align="center" | 55.89%
| {{yes|Won}}
| {{yes|Won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Live Sri Lanka Presidential Election Results 2024 {{!}} Real-Time Results |url=https://results.elections.gov.lk/index.php |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=results.elections.gov.lk}}</ref>
|}
|}


===Parliamentary===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|+[[Parliament of Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka Parliamentary elections]]
|-
|-
|+ [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]]
! Election year
|-
! Leader
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | Election
! Votes
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | Leader
! %
! colspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | Votes
! Seats won
! colspan=3 style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | Seats
! +/–
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | Result
! Government
! rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | Ref
|-
! style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | No.
! style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | %
! style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | No.
! style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | {{Tooltip|+/–|Net seat gain/loss}}
! style="background-color:{{party color|National People's Power}}; color:white;" | %
|-
|-
! [[2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|2020]]
! [[2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|2020]]
| [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]]
| rowspan=2|[[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]]
| 445,958
| 445,958
| 3.84%
| 3.84%
| {{Composition bar|3|225|hex={{party color|National People's Power}}}}
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| {{increase}} 3
| {{increase}} 3
| 1.33%
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| {{no2|Opposition}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Parliament Election 2020 - All Island Results - Votes, Seats & National List seats by party |url=https://elections.gov.lk/web/wp-content/uploads/election-results/parliamentary-elections/Votes_Seats_NL_SBP_02.pdf |website=elections.gov.lk |publisher=Election Commission of Sri Lanka |access-date=5 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
! [[Next Sri Lankan parliamentary election|2024]]
! [[2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|2024]]
| colspan=7 style="text-align:center | TBD
| [[Anura Kumara Dissanayake]]
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|}
|}

==Current parliamentary members==
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File:Portrait_gray.png|[[Vijitha Herath]] MP ([[Gampaha Electoral District|Gampaha District]]) 2000–present
File:Harini Amarasuriya.jpg|[[Harini Amarasuriya]] MP ([[National list member of Parliament|National List]]) 2020–present
File:Portrait_gray.png|[[Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi]] MP <br>([[Colombo Electoral District|Colombo District]]) 2024–present <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adaderana.lk/news/102208/lakshman-nipuna-arachchi-to-be-appointed-to-anuras-mp-seat|publisher=Ada Derana|place=Sri Lanka |title=Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi to be appointed to Anura's MP seat }}</ref>
</gallery>


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National People's Power
ජාතික ජන බලවේගය
தேசிய மக்கள் சக்தி
AbbreviationNPP
LeaderAnura Kumara Dissanayake
General SecretaryDr. Nihal Abeysinghe
FounderTilvin Silva
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Founded13 July 2019 (5 years ago) (2019-07-13)[1]
Preceded byNational Movement for People's Power
Headquarters464/20 Pannipitiya Road, Pelawatta, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. [2]
Youth wingNPP Youth[a]
Women's wingProgressive Women’s Collective
IdeologySocialism[3][4]
Left-wing populism[5][6][7]
Factions:
Progressivism
Marxism
Reformism
Political positionLeft-wing[8]
Colors  Pink
SloganLet The Real People Win
Parliament of Sri Lanka
3 / 225
Provincial Councils
15 / 455
Local Government
436 / 8,356
Election symbol
Compass
Website
npp.lk
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The National People's Power (NPP) or Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) is a socialist political alliance in Sri Lanka led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. It was established in 2019.[1][9]

The NPP consists of 21 political parties and other organisations.[10] It contests in elections under the compass symbol. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the current leader of the electoral coalition and Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe is the general secretary.[11][12]

History

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The NPP was formed by the members of the leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and over 20 other parties, worker unions, women's rights groups and youth organizations including members of ethnic communities.

Opposition (2019–2024)

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During the 2020 parliamentary elections, the NPP aimed to surpass the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and win a majority of seats in parliament.[citation needed] However, the SLPP achieved a landslide victory in the elections as the ruling party, while the Samagi Jana Balawegaya became the main opposition party. The NPP only secured 3 seats and remained a third party. Dissanayake later said in a speech that he was not satisfied with the SLPP's victory and the NPP's defeat. When the 20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was announced, the NPP launched a protest against it.[13][14]

In government (2024–present)

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Main article: 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election
Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 10th President of Sri Lanka

The NPP saw a surge in popular support during the 2022 Sri Lankan protests, amid dissatisfaction with the incumbent political establishment and the economic crisis. In the first vote count of the 2024 presidential election, NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a plurality of the vote, with 42.31%.[15] Once the second round of vote counting concluded, Dissanayake was declared the winner and elected president, securing 55.89% of the vote.[16] The following day, Dissanayake formed an interim 3-member NPP government.[17]

Ideology

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The National People's Power is ideologically left-wing populist[18] and working-class centred. The NPP is led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, the main communist party of Sri Lanka.[19] The NPP promotes a unique Sri Lankan economic model based on socialist principles and considers both neoliberalism and 'classical socialism' to be failures.[20] The NPP claims to oppose excessive privatization[21] and supports the state maintaining a role in energy, financial markets, and sectors directly related to national security while limiting involvement in profit-driven businesses.[22]

Members

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The NPP is composed of 21 groups, including political parties, youth organizations, women's groups, trade unions, and civil society organizations.[10]

  • Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
  • Aluth Parapura
  • Ethera Api
  • Public Servants for Public Service
  • National Bhikkhu Front
  • National Trade Union Centre
  • Sri Lanka Communist Party (Alternative Group)
  • Doctors for Social Justice
  • Samabhimani Collective
  • United Left Power
  • Inter Company Employees' Union
  • 71 Sahodrathwa Sansadaya
  • Aluth Piyapath
  • Mass Guiding Artists
  • Janodanaya
  • National Intellectuals Organization
  • Dabindu Collective
  • University Teachers for Social Justice
  • Progressive Women's Collective
  • Husmata Husmak
  • All Ceylon Estate Workers' Union

Structure

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Office bearers

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As of 5 October 2024[23]

Position Name
Party Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake
General Secretary Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe
Treasurer Eranga Gunasekara
Deputy Secretary Dr. Harini Amarasuriya
Deputy Secretary Lal Wijenayake

Electoral history

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Presidential

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Election Candidate First round Second round Result Ref
Votes % Votes %
2019 Anura Kumara Dissanayake 418,553 3.16% — Lost
2022 Anura Kumara Dissanayake 3 (E.V) 1.37% — Lost
2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake 5,634,915 42.31% 5,740,179 55.89% Won [24]

Parliamentary

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Parliament of Sri Lanka
Election Leader Votes Seats Result Ref
No. % No. +/– %
2020 Anura Kumara Dissanayake 445,958 3.84%
3 / 225
 Increase 3 1.33% Opposition [25]
2024 TBD

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Section of the Socialist Students Union

References

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  1. ^ a b "National People's Power launched". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Contact". www.jvpsrilanka.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ ""JVP-led NPP believes in a unique Sri Lankan economic model based on socialist principles" -Nalinda Jayatissa (Former MP) - Opinion | Daily Mirror".
  4. ^ ""We'll contest elections under a new symbol" Anura Kumara Dissanayake - Hard talk | Daily Mirror".
  5. ^ "Sri Lankan outsider leftist Dissanayake wins presidential election".
  6. ^ "Breaking the Two-Party Hold". www.dailynews.lk.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka Leftist Candidate Gains Ground with Anti-Corruption Push". 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ Mahendra, Dammika (15 May 2024). "Understanding Left-Wing and Right-Wing Liberalism in the Sri Lankan Context: The NPP, UNP, and SJB". Medium. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ^ "JVP to continue politics under NPP". Sri Lanka: The Morning. 17 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Who we are". www.npp.lk. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ^ Anura Named the NPP. Ada Derana.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Anura Kumara named Presidential candidate of National People's Power". Newsfirst. 18 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Proposed New 20th Amendment will take Sri Lanka back to the Stone Age – NPP". 7 September 2020.
  14. ^ "NPP dissatisfied with the general election results: Anura Kumara". dailynews.lk.
  15. ^ "Election Commission". elections.gov.lk.
  16. ^ "Live Sri Lanka Presidential Election Results 2024: Real-Time Results". results.elections.gov.lk. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  17. ^ "New Cabinet appointed - Breaking News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  18. ^ Perera, Dayan Jayatilleka (12 June 2024). "The NPP Factor: Rise of Left-Wing Populism in Sri Lanka". Colombo Telegraph. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  19. ^ "National People's Power to launch its manifesto on 26th".
  20. ^ ""JVP-led NPP believes in a unique Sri Lankan economic model based on socialist principles" -Nalinda Jayatissa (former MP)". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  21. ^ "AKD outlines industrial policy of the NPP/JVP". Latest in the News Sphere | The Morning. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  22. ^ "AKD assures business community of investment security under NPP Govt. | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Information of Recognized Political Parties - NPP" (PDF). Election Commission of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Live Sri Lanka Presidential Election Results 2024 | Real-Time Results". results.elections.gov.lk. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  25. ^ "Parliament Election 2020 - All Island Results - Votes, Seats & National List seats by party" (PDF). elections.gov.lk. Election Commission of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 October 2024.


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