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A few days after the defection, the newly independent group named themselves the Freedom People's Congress, opening an office in
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In December 2023, the G. L. Peiris announced that the FPC would form an alliance with the
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The party's strategic framework emphasised the need to create
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stated that the party's aim was to introduce reforms to free
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This article about a Sri Lankan political party is a
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Leader
Dullas Alahapperuma
Dullas Alahapperuma
G. L. Peiris
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Koswatte
Nawala
Ideology
Economic liberalism
Anti-corruption
nepotism
Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Parliament of Sri Lanka
Politics of Sri Lanka
Political parties
Elections
Freedom People's Alliance
Freedom People's Front
Sinhala
political party in Sri Lanka
Dullas Alahapperuma
G. L. Peiris
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
MPs
Rajapaksa
2022 presidential election
President
Ranil Wickremesinghe

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