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Sarvajana Balaya
Political party in Sri Lanka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sarvajana Balaya is a political alliance in Sri Lanka founded in 2024. It is led by media mogul, entrepreneur and lawyer Dilith Jayaweera. Initially, the alliance consisted of Jayaweera's own party, the Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya, and several other left-wing nationalist parties.[1][2][3][4]
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Member parties
The Sarvajana Balaya consists of the following parties:[2][4]
- Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya
- Communist Party of Sri Lanka
- Democratic Left Front (formerly)[5]
- Independent MP's Forum
- Jathika Nidahas Peramuna (formerly)[6]
- National Organization for Duty
- Pivithuru Hela Urumaya
Electoral history
Presidential
On 4 August 2024, Dilith Jayaweera was announced as the presidential candidate of the Sarvajana Balaya in the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election. Jayaweera submitted his nomination under the Communist Party to contest under the "star" symbol.[7] Jayaweera came in sixth place in the first round, receiving 122,396 votes.[8]
Parliamentary
The Sarvajana Balaya contested the 2024 parliamentary election, but failed to win a single seat and won only one national list seat. Sarvajana Balaya nominated Dilith Jayaweera as its national list MP.[9]
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