Sri Lanka Freedom Party ශ්රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி | |
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| Abbreviation | SLFP |
| Chairperson | Vacant |
| Secretary-General | Dayasiri Jayasekara |
| Founder | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
| Founded | 2 September 1951 |
| Preceded by | Sinhala Maha Sabha |
| Headquarters | 307, T. B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka. |
| Newspaper | Singhale, Dinakara |
| Youth wing | SLFP Youth Front |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism[5] |
| National affiliation | NDF Former: MEP UF PA UPFA SLPFA FPA |
| Colours | Blue |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka | 2 / 225 |
| Sri Lankan Provincial Councils | 269 / 417 |
| Local Government Bodies | 0 / 340 |
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The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP; Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය, romanized: Śrī Laṁkā Nidahas Pakṣaya; Tamil: இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி, romanized: Ilaṅkai Cutantirak Kaṭci) is one of the main political parties of Sri Lanka. It was founded by S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike in 1951[6] and has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena since. It first came to power in 1956 and has served as the predominant ruling party on a number of occasions.[7]
The party is generally considered as having a democratic socialist or progressive economic agenda and is often associated with Sinhalese nationalist parties. The party follows a non-aligned foreign policy but has historically had close ties to socialist nations.[8]
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- ^ Charting a new course for Sri Lanka's success Archived 2009-11-21 at the Wayback Machine. Daily News (Sri Lanka), 16 November 2009.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Freedom Party, or SLFP (political party, Sri Lanka)". BRITANNICA-Online.
- ^ Madanayaka, S.A.K (2016). "Unique Features of Foreign Policy of UNP Regimes (1948–1965) and Bandaranaike Regimes (1956–1965)". Professor G.W. Indrani's Felicitation Volume. Kelaniya: Department of Economics, University of Kelaniya: 219–227.