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| name = National Democratic Front |
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| native_name = ජාතික ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී පෙරමුණ |
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| logo = [[File:Official Symbol of the National Democratic Front.png|thumb|Official Symbol of the National Democratic Front]] |
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| abbreviation = '''NDF''' |
| abbreviation = '''NDF''' |
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| founder = [https://www.parliament.lk/members-of-parliament/directory-of-members/viewMember/284 Ajantha De Zoysa] |
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| founder = [[Srimani Athulathmudali]] |
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| chairperson = Ruwangani Chamindra |
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| secretary = |
| secretary = Aruna De Zoysa |
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| founded = 1997 |
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| headquarters = 201/7, NDF Building, Pore, [[Athurugiriya]] |
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| split = [[ |
| split = [[Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna]] |
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| ideology = [[ |
| ideology = [[Social democracy|Social Democracy]] |
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| position = [[Center (politics)|Centre |
| position = [[Center (politics)|Centre]] |
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| colors = [[File:Official Color of NFD.png|thumb|Official Color of NFD]] |
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| affiliation1 = United National Party |
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| colors = {{color box|{{party color|New Democratic Front (Sri Lanka)}}}}{{color box|yellow}} Yellow & green |
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| website = {{url|www.ndf.lk}} |
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The '''National Democratic Front (NDF)''' is a political party in [[Sri Lanka]]. The party was founded in 1995 as Ruhunu Janatha Peramuna. In 2015, it was renamed as '''National Democratic Front'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Democratic Front |url=www.ndf.lk |url-status=live}}</ref>. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Presidential |
===Presidential Election—2010=== |
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General [[Sarath Fonseka]], a former [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)|Chief of Defence Staff]] and [[Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka)|commander]] of the [[Sri Lanka Army]], was the party's candidate for the [[2010 Sri Lankan presidential election|2010 presidential Elections]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/news.html|title=Presidential Elections - 2010|date=17 December 2009|publisher=Department of Elections of Sri Lanka|access-date=3 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091209225523/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/news.html|archive-date=9 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/12/12/pol20.asp|title=New Democratic Front hands over deposit money|date=12 December 2009|work=Daily News|access-date=3 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605033709/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/12/12/pol20.asp|archive-date=5 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was contesting in the elections as the "joint opposition candidate",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=30925|title=Sarath Fonseka visits Jaffna seeking Tamils' votes|date=2 January 2010|publisher=TamilNet|access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thebottomline.lk/2009/12/16/news34.html|title=Record number of candidates|last=Amaranayake|first=Vindhya|publisher=The Bottom Line|access-date=3 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219162050/http://www.thebottomline.lk/2009/12/16/news34.html|archive-date=19 December 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and was supported by the [[United National Party]] (UNP) and the [[Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna]] (JVP), the two principal opposition parties, among others.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/01/04/main_Editorial.asp|title=Defending Democracy|date=4 January 2010|work=Daily News|access-date=4 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113112311/http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/01/04/main_Editorial.asp|archive-date=13 January 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was therefore one of the two main candidates for the election, along with then |
General [[Sarath Fonseka]], a former [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)|Chief of Defence Staff]] and [[Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka)|commander]] of the [[Sri Lanka Army]], was the party's candidate for the [[2010 Sri Lankan presidential election|2010 presidential Elections]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slelections.gov.lk/news.html|title=Presidential Elections - 2010|date=17 December 2009|publisher=Department of Elections of Sri Lanka|access-date=3 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091209225523/http://www.slelections.gov.lk/news.html|archive-date=9 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/12/12/pol20.asp|title=New Democratic Front hands over deposit money|date=12 December 2009|work=Daily News|access-date=3 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605033709/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/12/12/pol20.asp|archive-date=5 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was contesting in the elections as the "joint opposition candidate",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=30925|title=Sarath Fonseka visits Jaffna seeking Tamils' votes|date=2 January 2010|publisher=TamilNet|access-date=3 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thebottomline.lk/2009/12/16/news34.html|title=Record number of candidates|last=Amaranayake|first=Vindhya|publisher=The Bottom Line|access-date=3 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219162050/http://www.thebottomline.lk/2009/12/16/news34.html|archive-date=19 December 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and was supported by the [[United National Party]] (UNP) and the [[Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna]] (JVP), the two principal opposition parties, among others.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/01/04/main_Editorial.asp|title=Defending Democracy|date=4 January 2010|work=Daily News|access-date=4 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113112311/http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/01/04/main_Editorial.asp|archive-date=13 January 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was therefore one of the two main candidates for the election, along with then [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sundaytimes.lk/100103/News/nws_23.html|title=Main candidates ready with manifestos|date=3 January 2010|work=The Sunday Times|access-date=4 January 2010}}</ref> |
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===Presidential |
===Presidential Election—2015=== |
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In December 2014 presidential candidate [[Maithripala Sirisena]] deposited his bond for the [[2015 Sri Lankan presidential election|2015 presidential Elections]], under the "symbol of the swan" of the |
In December 2014, presidential candidate [[Maithripala Sirisena]] deposited his bond for the [[2015 Sri Lankan presidential election|2015 presidential Elections]], under the "symbol of the swan" of the New Democratic Front.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/12/maithreepala-sirisena-deposits-bond-symbol-sworn/65472|title=Maithripala Sirisena deposits bond to contest under swan symbol|date=2 December 2014|work=News First|access-date=2 December 2014}}</ref> The National Democratic Front gave their fullest support to Sirisena and won the presidential election on 8 of January. He was sworn in as the new [[President of Sri Lanka]] on January 9, 2015,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/09/maithripala-sirisena-sri-lanka-president_n_6443216.html|title=Maithripala Sirisena Sworn In As Sri Lanka's New President After Stunning Election Upset|date=9 January 2015|work=Huffington Post|access-date=9 January 2015}}</ref> after defeating the incumbent president, Mahinda Rajapaksa. In 2018, Sirisena unsuccessfully tried to dissolve the parliament composed mostly of the Front's supporters and appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister. |
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===Presidential Election—2019=== |
===Presidential Election—2019=== |
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[[Sajith Premadasa]] was the Front's candidate for the [[2019 Sri Lankan presidential election|2019 presidential elections]]. |
[[Sajith Premadasa|Aruna De Zoysa]] was the Front's candidate for the [[2019 Sri Lankan presidential election|2019 presidential elections]]. |
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==Electoral history== |
==Electoral history== |
Revision as of 12:51, 15 January 2023
National Democratic Front ජාතික ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී පෙරමුණ | |
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Abbreviation | NDF |
Chairperson | Ruwangani Chamindra |
Secretary | Aruna De Zoysa |
Founder | Ajantha De Zoysa |
Founded | 1997 |
Split from | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna |
Headquarters | 201/7, NDF Building, Pore, Athurugiriya |
Ideology | Social Democracy |
Political position | Centre |
Colors | Orange |
Election symbol | |
Motor Car | |
Website | |
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The National Democratic Front (NDF) is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was founded in 1995 as Ruhunu Janatha Peramuna. In 2015, it was renamed as National Democratic Front[1].
History
Presidential Election—2010
General Sarath Fonseka, a former Chief of Defence Staff and commander of the Sri Lanka Army, was the party's candidate for the 2010 presidential Elections.[2][3] He was contesting in the elections as the "joint opposition candidate",[4][5] and was supported by the United National Party (UNP) and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), the two principal opposition parties, among others.[6] He was therefore one of the two main candidates for the election, along with then Mahinda Rajapaksa.[7]
Presidential Election—2015
In December 2014, presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena deposited his bond for the 2015 presidential Elections, under the "symbol of the swan" of the New Democratic Front.[8] The National Democratic Front gave their fullest support to Sirisena and won the presidential election on 8 of January. He was sworn in as the new President of Sri Lanka on January 9, 2015,[9] after defeating the incumbent president, Mahinda Rajapaksa. In 2018, Sirisena unsuccessfully tried to dissolve the parliament composed mostly of the Front's supporters and appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister.
Presidential Election—2019
Aruna De Zoysa was the Front's candidate for the 2019 presidential elections.
Electoral history
Presidential
Election year | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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2010 | Sarath Fonseka | 4,173,185 | 40.15% | Lost |
2015 | Maithripala Sirisena | 6,217,162 | 51.28% | Won |
2019 | Sajith Premadasa | 5,564,239 | 41.99% | Lost |
References
- ^ [www.ndf.lk "National Democratic Front"].
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value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Presidential Elections - 2010". Department of Elections of Sri Lanka. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 December 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "New Democratic Front hands over deposit money". Daily News. 12 December 2009. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Sarath Fonseka visits Jaffna seeking Tamils' votes". TamilNet. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ Amaranayake, Vindhya. "Record number of candidates". The Bottom Line. Archived from the original on 19 December 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "Defending Democracy". Daily News. 4 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Main candidates ready with manifestos". The Sunday Times. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Maithripala Sirisena deposits bond to contest under swan symbol". News First. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Maithripala Sirisena Sworn In As Sri Lanka's New President After Stunning Election Upset". Huffington Post. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.