698:. The MoU cited economic development, ensuring freedom and democracy (particularly through implementation of the 19th amendment enacted by the short-lived transitional government), reduction of corruption, development of the health and education sectors, improving foreign relations, securing the rights of women and children, support and development of the arts and culture, and general mutual cooperation between the UPFA and UNP for a period of two years. On 9 February, the Rajapaksa faction (consisting of 52 of the 95 UPFA MPs elected) formed an informal coalition named the
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were held in April 2010, and was won by the UPFA again with a 45.60% share of the vote (105/225 seats). The alliance was not able to realize its campaign goal of a two-thirds majority (required for constitutional reform), however, although a subsequent series of opposition defections helped the
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2528:"Sri Lanka Freedom Party dissolves its youth wing 'Nil Balakaya'"
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1368:"CWC will support Kumaratunga's government – Thondaman"
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Sri Lanka Nidahas Provincial Council members’ Association
2154:"Sri Lanka election: Health chief to challenge Rajapaksa"
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1395:"CWC announces unconditional support to UPFA Government"
351:, both in terms of its approach to negotiating with the
2598:"Thilanga Sumathipala appointed UPFA General Secretary"
2239:"Maithreepala Sirisena appointed the chairman for UPFA"
2061:"Old Dutch Hospital in Colombo: Now open to the public"
2039:"Sri Lanka president unveils island's first expressway"
1643:"Sri Lankan ruling party boosts parliamentary strength"
1563:. MahindaRajapaska.com. 25 January 2006. Archived from
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The United People's Freedom Alliance was born out of a
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1207:"SLFP, JVP come together with 'five basic objectives'"
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Parliament was dissolved by Sirisena in June 2015 for
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Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (People's Liberation Front)
1897:"President Mahinda Rajapaksa wins Sri Lanka election"
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Sri Lanka Nidahas Indigenous physicians Organization
2336:. slguardian.org. Sri Lanka Guardian. 21 August 2015
1990:"Sri Lanka ruling party wins majority in parliament"
610:28 December 2008 – all 12 MPs of the JVP-breakaway
2550:"Nil Balakaya changed to Nidahas Tharuna Peramuna"
2219:. news.lk. Government of Sri Lanka. 9 January 2015
3021:Sri Lanka Freedom development Officer Association
2530:. colombopage.com. Colombo Page. 17 February 2015
2110:"Are you the common candidate?-Maithripala asked"
600:) returned to the opposition on 12 December 2007.
430:defected to the UPFA on 9 August 2004, while the
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2552:. dailymirror.lk. Daily Mirror. 17 February 2015
2013:"18th Amendment to the Constitution -A Critique"
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1509:"Lanka SC orders presidential poll this year"
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2265:"Sri Lanka's president dissolves parliament"
2195:"Sri Lanka on tenterhooks as election nears"
1786:Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema (7 March 2010).
1691:"Why the SLMC quit the Rajapaska government"
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2290:"UNP and SLFP reach a two-year agreement"
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1665:"SLMC resigns from Rajapaksa government"
1645:. People's Daily, China. 28 January 2007
1561:"Four senior UNPers join Sri Lanka govt"
1435:Fernando, Santhush (13 September 2015).
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2966:Sri Lanka Nidahas Farmers’ Organization
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2130:"I'm the common candidate: Maithripala"
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1437:"The Rise And Fall Of Once-Mighty UPFA"
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1740:"Parliament: Old faces in new places"
1738:Kirinde, Chandani (4 February 2007).
1693:. Nation, Sri Lanka. 16 December 2007
1535:"Two UNP parliamentarians cross over"
1507:Balachandran, P.K. (26 August 2005).
1268:"Editorial: All in the name of peace"
1244:Fernando, Santhush (30 August 2015).
637:as the UPFA candidate, defeating the
3747:Democratic People's Liberation Front
2951:Sri Lanka Nidahas Bhikku Sanvidanaya
2404:Ferdinando, Saminda (28 June 2017).
2377:Gammanpila, Udaya (30 August 2015).
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2086:Fazlulhaq, Nadia (21 October 2012).
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2479:"Namal's 'Blue Brigade' is no more"
2067:. groundviews.org. 10 December 2011
1941:"Sri Lanka poll victory challenged"
1324:"President wins Sri Lanka election"
1205:Sambandan, V.S. (21 January 2004).
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2578:. dbsjeyaraj.com. 14 December 2016
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2504:Gamage, Siri (31 December 2014).
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2267:. bbc.com. BBC. 26 June 2015
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4071:Former political alliances
3997:Bolshevik Samasamaja Party
3609:Tamil Progressive Alliance
3589:All Ceylon Makkal Congress
3451:Batalanda detention centre
3217:Temple of the Tooth attack
3207:Pallekele Army Camp attack
2765:Patrick de Silva Kularatne
2428:"UPFA - A Brighter Future"
2197:. aljazeer.com. Al Jazeera
870:
660:and the beautification of
628:victories on the war front
294:
256:එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය
76:එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය
4174:List of political parties
4164:
4114:Freedom People's Alliance
4070:
4017:Jathika Vimukthi Peramuna
4002:Buddhist Republican Party
3974:
3896:Motherland People's Party
3866:Frontline Socialist Party
3815:Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna
3808:Others outside parliament
3807:
3783:All Ceylon Tamil Congress
3768:Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
3712:
3650:
3641:
3624:Up-Country People's Front
3619:National Union of Workers
3614:Democratic People's Front
3604:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
3594:Freedom People's Congress
3522:
3464:
3421:
3403:Frontline Socialist Party
3395:
3364:
3332:
3312:
3292:
3247:
3235:
3180:
3122:
3101:
3075:
3034:
2943:
2873:
2808:
2785:Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
2747:
2702:
2647:
1818:"JVP dissidents form JNP"
1488:. Daily News of Sri Lanka
582:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
506:Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena
428:Sri Lanka Muslim Congress
309:Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
266:
255:
217:
206:
201:
189:
177:
167:
159:301 T. B. Jayah Mawatha,
155:
145:
135:
127:
116:20 January 2004
112:
104:
94:
84:
70:
40:This article needs to be
4084:Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
4012:Ceylon National Congress
3975:Former political parties
3946:Socialist Equality Party
3891:Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya
3886:Liberal Democratic Party
3682:Jathika Nidahas Peramuna
3561:Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
3546:Ceylon Workers' Congress
3413:Jathika Nidahas Peramuna
3396:Factions & spin offs
3340:Socialist Students Union
3284:Anura Kumara Dissanayake
3076:Factions & spin offs
3042:Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
2900:Sirimavo Bandaranaike II
2885:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
2795:Rohana Lakshman Piyadasa
2714:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
1866:"Department of Election"
1153:
843:Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
838:Eelavar Democratic Front
813:Ceylon Workers' Congress
788:Nidahas Tharuna Peramuna
658:first expressway network
432:Ceylon Workers' Congress
392:Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
173:Nidahas Tharuna Peramuna
75:
4146:National Unity Alliance
3941:Social Democratic Party
3926:People's Tamil Congress
3871:Janatha Sevaka Pakshaya
3835:Crusaders for Democracy
3687:Lanka Sama Samaja Party
3666:Supreme Lanka Coalition
3659:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
3631:United Republican Front
3599:New Lanka Freedom Party
3446:Sooriyakanda mass grave
3408:Janatha Sevaka Pakshaya
3347:Socialist Women's Union
3269:Saman Piyasiri Fernando
3093:New Lanka Freedom Party
2895:Sirimavo Bandaranaike I
2640:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
2408:. island.lk. The Island
2312:"UNP and SLFP sign MoU"
1788:"The Best Among Equals"
803:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
653:Parliamentary elections
480:Tamil National Alliance
408:Lanka Sama Samaja Party
396:National Congress Party
369:Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya
305:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
191:Political position
4022:Lanka Democratic Party
3966:United Socialist Party
3961:United Citizen’s Front
3956:Sri Lanka Labour Party
3906:Nava Sama Samaja Party
3861:Freedom People's Front
3697:Pivithuru Hela Urumaya
3372:People's Alliance (PA)
3052:People's Alliance (PA)
2019:. srilankaguardian.org
1870:www.slelections.gov.lk
1613:"18 jumbos cross over"
1045:Government/Opposition
848:National Freedom Front
612:National Freedom Front
554:Hemakumara Nanayakkara
108:Chandrika Kumarathunga
4179:Politics of Sri Lanka
4141:Left Liberation Front
4128:United National Front
4057:United Lanka Congress
3677:Democratic Left Front
3574:United National Party
3344:Socialist Youth Union
3279:Somawansa Amarasinghe
3212:Magazine prison break
3102:Related organisations
2770:Dharmasiri Senanayake
2729:Chandrika Kumaratunga
2724:Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1617:Daily News, Sri Lanka
1399:Daily News, Sri Lanka
1168:United National Party
877:Chandrika Kumaratunga
828:Democratic Left Front
635:again in January 2010
491:United National Party
442:Mahinda Rajapaksa as
333:United National Front
282:Chandrika Kumaratunga
222:Politics of Sri Lanka
4027:Lanka Mahajana Sabha
3921:New Sinhala Heritage
3916:New Democratic Front
3911:New Democratic Party
3876:Jathika Hela Urumaya
3197:1987–89 Insurrection
2780:Maithripala Sirisena
2739:Maithripala Sirisena
2142:on 17 December 2014.
1515:on 20 September 2005
920:Thilanga Sumathipala
889:Maithripala Sirisena
733:Major policy issues
684:coalition government
680:New Democratic Front
672:Maithripala Sirisena
639:New Democratic Front
605:Jathika Hela Urumaya
603:30 January 2007 – 8
570:C. A. Suriyaarachchi
499:Mahinda Samarasinghe
495:Keheliya Rambukwella
489:25 January 2006 – 2
468:Ranil Wickremesinghe
377:Jathika Hela Urumaya
349:Sri Lankan Civil War
337:in power at the time
289:Maithripala Sirisena
286:Sri Lankan President
279:Sri Lankan president
184:Democratic socialism
100:Thilanga Sumathipala
90:Maithripala Sirisena
4007:Ceylon Labour Party
3264:Upatissa Gamanayake
2800:Dayasiri Jayasekara
2790:Duminda Dissanayake
2748:General-Secretaries
2457:Asian Correspondent
2182:. 21 November 2014.
2162:. 21 November 2014.
2118:. 11 November 2014.
1056:
933:
896:General secretaries
734:
703:the results of the
696:national government
624:Provincial Councils
598:Basheer Segu Dawood
530:Bandula Gunawardane
510:Rohitha Bogollagama
456:Election Commission
448:Lakshman Kadirgamar
412:April 2004 election
4151:Socialist Alliance
4042:Sinhala Maha Sabha
3820:Bodu Jana Peramuna
3333:Party institutions
2944:Party institutions
2760:Badi-ud-din Mahmud
2659:Sinhala Maha Sabha
2017:Sri Lanka Guardian
1876:on 27 January 2010
1671:. 12 December 2007
1374:. 3 September 2004
1054:
931:
914:Mahinda Amaraweera
902:Susil Premajayanth
732:
705:bond issuance scam
669:Minister of Health
578:Mahinda Wijesekara
422:(the party's sole
277:founded by former
271:political alliance
4187:
4186:
4096:People's Alliance
3803:
3802:
3790:National Congress
3475:
3474:
3441:Matale mass grave
3274:Lalith Wijerathna
3192:1971 Insurrection
3138:
3137:
2775:S. B. Dissanayake
2755:Bernard Aluwihare
2734:Mahinda Rajapaksa
2459:. 28 January 2016
1947:. 27 January 2010
1792:The Sunday Leader
1719:. 30 January 2007
1593:. 28 January 2007
1541:. 25 January 2006
1151:
1150:
1137:Mahinda Rajapaksa
1111:Mahinda Rajapaksa
1084:Mahinda Rajapaksa
1049:
1048:
927:Electoral history
883:Mahinda Rajapaksa
861:(Uthayan faction)
770:
769:
566:Rajitha Senaratne
550:Mohamed Musthaffa
526:Edward Gunasekara
522:Navin Dissanayake
464:Mahinda Rajapaksa
420:Douglas Devananda
240:
239:
227:Political parties
146:Succeeded by
140:People's Alliance
61:
60:
16:(Redirected from
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4108:Joint Opposition
3840:Democratic Party
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3468:Communism Portal
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3259:Rohana Wijeweera
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