Frontline Socialist Party
The Frontline Socialist Party is a registered political party in Sri Lanka.[6] It was launched on 9 April 2012 by dissident members of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.[7][8][9]
Frontline Socialist Party පෙරටුගාමී සමාජවාදී පක්ෂය முன்னிலை சொஷலிசக் கட்சி | |
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| Secretary-General | Senadheera Gunathilake |
| Founded | 9 April 2012 |
| Split from | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna |
| Headquarters | No.553/B2, Gemunu Mawatha, Udumulla, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. [1] |
| Newspaper | වම ("Vama". Meaning "Left" [2] |
| Student wing | Revolutionary Student Union [3] |
| Youth wing | Youth For CHEnge [4] |
| Women's wing | Free Women [5] |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism-Leninism |
| Political position | Far-Left |
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Sledgehammer | |
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The Frontline Socialist Party (FLSP) was launched at the First Convention held on 9 April 2012 by the dissident group of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). The stalwarts of the party claimed that they are in an attempt to the revival of socialist struggle in Sri Lanka. The organizing secteray of the party is Premakumar Gunaratnam
Electoral History
References
- "Address".
- "News Paper".
- "Student Wing".
- "Youth Wing".
- "women's wing".
- "List of recognized political parties" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.
- Hughes, Dhana (2013). Violence, Torture and Memory in Sri Lanka: Life After Terror. Routledge. p. 14. ISBN 1135038155.
- "Frontline socialist party launched without Gunaratnam". Sri Lanka Guardian. 9 April 2012.
- Perera, Yohan (9 April 2012). "FSP to revive socialism in Sri Lanka". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
| Election year | Candidate | Votes | Vote % | Result |
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| 2015 | Duminda Nagamuwa | 9,941 | 0.08% | 9th |
| 2019 | Duminda Nagamuwa | 8,219 | 0.06% | 17th |
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