United Front (Sri Lanka)

The United Front (Sinhala: සමගි පෙරමුණ, romanized: Samagi Peramuna) was a political alliance in Sri Lanka, formed by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) and the Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) in 1968. It came to power in the 1970 general election.^[1]

It was conceived by the LSSP as a front of the working class - represented by itself and the CPSL - with the petty bourgeoisie - represented by the SLFP - and by the CPSL as a front of progressive forces.

Goals

The United Front predominantly aimed at the complete decolonization 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.^[2][3][4]

Electoral history

Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections Election year Votes Vote % Seats won +/– Result for the party 1970 2,442,402 48.93% 116 / 151 116 Government References ^ "The United Front of Sri Lanka kand the Emerging Violence". ^ The 77-year struggle of the Communist Party ^ Duraisingam, Thambimuttu (2000). Politics and Life in Our Times: Selected Articles Published for Over a Century. Thambimuttu Duraisingam. ^ "The Foreign Policy of Sirimavo Bandaranaike". Retrieved 30 June 2015. This Sri Lankan politics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e