Social democracy[4][5][6] Sinhalese nationalism Left-wing nationalism
Political position
Centre-left
Religion
Theravada Buddhism[7]
National affiliation
Former: MEP UF PA UPFA SLPFA FPA
Colours
Blue
Parliament of Sri Lanka
11 / 225
Sri Lankan Provincial Councils
269 / 417
Local Government Bodies
9 / 340
Election symbol
Hand
Website
www.slfp.lk
Politics of Sri Lanka
Political parties
Elections
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[8] 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.[9]
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.[10]
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