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agreed to contest the elections under the swan symbol and file nominations under Samagi Jana
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Out of 77 UNP MPs, 52 joined the new alliance led by
Premadasa. The working committee approved Premadasa as the leader of the alliance and gave him the power to chair the nomination board for the upcoming general elections in 2020. On 14 February 2020, both Premadasa and
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In the 2020 parliamentary elections held on 5 August, the alliance won 54 seats, thus becoming the main opposition party of the country. On 20 August, SJB leader Sajith
Premadasa was inaugurated as the
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The alliance won 54 seats and became the main opposition just six months after its formation. While the alliance traces its political views to the
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The Samagi Jana
Balawegaya consists of the following parties.
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1613:"SJB : Imthiaz, Kabir & Harshana get new positions"
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1068:"Sajith's new alliance to be named 'Samagi Jana Balawegaya'"
1444:"Parliamentary General Election 2020 Results - Adaderana"
1514:"G.L. Peiris to build a broad opposition force with SJB"
1188:"SLPP sweeps polls and secures 145 seats, SJB gets 54"
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Premadasa as the leader of Samagi Jana
Balawegaya and
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agreed to join the new alliance on 12 February 2020.
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1158:"Patali, Mano, Hakeem to join Sajith's new alliance"
1306:"JHU, TPA, SLMC to support new Sajith-led Alliance"
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1354:"Sajith invites UNP MPs to join SJB"
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704:(10 February 2020–27 September 2024)
529:. This alliance was launched as the
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2397:People's Front of Liberation Tigers
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1215:"In defence of the SJB | Daily FT"
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2352:Aziz Democratic Workers Congress
2347:All Ceylon Malay Political Union
2205:Democratic United National Front
2190:Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance
2155:Tamil People's National Alliance
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2342:All Ceylon Islamic United Front
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1500:Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst
1280:Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst
1244:Mendis, Dr. Mahim (2021).
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458:Tamil Progressive Alliance
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2042:Jathika Nidahas Peramuna
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373:Leader of the Opposition
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2301:Social Democratic Party
2286:People's Tamil Congress
2231:Janatha Sevaka Pakshaya
2195:Crusaders for Democracy
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2026:Supreme Lanka Coalition
2019:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
1991:United Republican Front
1959:New Lanka Freedom Party
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1795:New Lanka Freedom Party
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702:Ranjith Madduma Bandara
622:United Republican Front
607:New Lanka Freedom Party
578:Jathika Samagi Peramuna
446:Ranjith Madduma Bandara
395:Ranjith Madduma Bandara
380:Parliament of Sri Lanka
254:Parliament of Sri Lanka
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2326:United Socialist Party
2321:United Citizen’s Front
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2266:Nava Sama Samaja Party
2221:Freedom People's Front
2057:Pivithuru Hela Urumaya
1736:Ranjith Maddumabandara
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2037:Democratic Left Front
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1771:United National Party
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122:10 February 2020
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26:United People's Power
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2281:New Sinhala Heritage
2276:New Democratic Front
2271:New Democratic Party
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504:Jathika Hela Urumaya
483:Ranil Wickramasinghe
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414:liberal-conservative
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