Parties

Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka · 10 items

Left

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

communism, Marxism–Leninism

Founded: 1965

Sri Lanka Freedom Party

nationalism, social democracy

Founded: 1951
Current leader: Mahinda Rajapaksa

Communist Party of Sri Lanka

communism

Founded: 1943

Centre-right

United National Party

conservatism, economic liberalism, liberal conservatism

Founded: 1946

Lanka Equal Society Party

communism, Trotskyism

Founded: 1935

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

populism, anti-imperialism, social conservatism

Founded: 2001
Current leader: G. L. Peiris

Left

National People's Power

democratic socialism, left-wing populism

Tamil United Liberation Front

Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism

Founded: 1972
Current leader: V. Anandasangaree

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi

Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism

Founded: 1949

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

Founded: 1981

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Area, population, form of government and office holders of Sri Lanka follow public data sources, verified as of 2026-10-10. This dossier is for informational display only.