Socialist Party of Sri Lanka

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Socialist Party of Sri Lanka
Founded2006
Split fromUnited Socialist Party
IdeologySocialism
Marxism
Trotskyism
International affiliationLeague for the Fifth International
Election symbol
Balloon
Election Symbol Of Socialist Party of Sri Lanka .png

The Socialist Party of Sri Lanka, which has declared fraternal relations with the League for the Fifth International in May 2007, is an Autumn 2006 split from the United Socialist Party in Sri Lanka which is part of the Committee for a Workers' International. The party has members in several unions, including a health union. A representative of the League for the Fifth International visited them in spring 2007, where they signed documents of fraternal relations.

Popular environmentalist and social activist Ajantha Perera was nominated as the party's presidential candidate for the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election.[1][2] She also became the only female presidential candidate to contest the 2019 elections and the first such instance since 1999.[3][4]

Electoral history[]

Sri Lanka Elections
Election year Election Votes Vote % Result / Remarks
2018 Local 1,522 0.01%
1 / 8,356
2019 Presidential - Ajantha Perera 27,572 0.21% Lost

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dr. Ajantha Perera pledges a corruption-free nation | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Presidential candidates throw in their hats for the top job". Times Online - Daily Online Edition of The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Only female presidential candidate promises debt-free country | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  4. ^ "Women and politics | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

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