Supreme Lanka Coalition
Left-wing political alliance in Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Uttara Lanka Sabhagaya (Sinhala: උත්තර ලංකා සභාගය, Tamil: உத்தர லங்கா சபாகய) or Supreme Lanka Coalition is a political alliance in Sri Lanka formed in 2022.[1] The coalition is made up of seven Sri Lankan leftist and nationalist parties who were formerly part of the SLPP-led Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance, before defecting to the opposition amidst the 2022 economic crisis and political crisis.[2] The first conference of the alliance was held on 4 September 2022. Leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF) and former cabinet minister Wimal Weerawansa is the chairman of the Supreme Lanka Coalition.[1]
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Supreme Lanka Coalition උත්තර ලංකා සභාගය உத்தர லங்கா சபாகய Uttara Lanka Sabhagaya | |
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Chairman | Wimal Weerawansa |
Secretary | Dr G. Weerasinghe |
Deputy Chairman | Udaya Gammanpila Tissa Vitharana |
Founded | 4 September 2022 (2022-09-04) |
Split from | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Political position | Left-wing to far-left |
Parliament of Sri Lanka | 12 / 225 |
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The parties of the Supreme Lanka Coalition include:
- Democratic Left Front
- Lanka Sama Samaja Party
- Communist Party of Sri Lanka
- National Freedom Front
- Piwithuru Hela Urumaya
- Vijaya Dharani National Council
- Yuthukama National Organization
- Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya[3]