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Frontline Socialist Party
පෙරටුගාමී සමාජවාදී පක්ෂය
முன்னிலை சொஷலிசக் கட்சி
Secretary-GeneralSenadheera Gunathilake
Founded9 April 2012 (2012-04-09)
Split fromJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna
HeadquartersNo.553/B2, Gemunu Mawatha, Udumulla, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. [1]
Newspaperවම ("Vama". Meaning "Left" [2]
Student wingRevolutionary Student Union [3]
Youth wingYouth For CHEnge [4]
Women's wingFree Women [5]
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism-Leninism
Political positionFar-Left
Election symbol
Sledgehammer
Website
www.frontlinesp.lk

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]

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

  1. ^ "Address".
  2. ^ "News Paper".
  3. ^ "Student Wing".
  4. ^ "Youth Wing".
  5. ^ "women's wing".
  6. ^ "List of recognized political parties" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015.
  7. ^ Hughes, Dhana (2013). Violence, Torture and Memory in Sri Lanka: Life After Terror. Routledge. p. 14. ISBN 1135038155.
  8. ^ "Frontline socialist party launched without Gunaratnam". Sri Lanka Guardian. 9 April 2012.
  9. ^ Perera, Yohan (9 April 2012). "FSP to revive socialism in Sri Lanka". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
Sri Lanka Presidential Elections
Election year Candidate Votes Vote % Result
2015 Duminda Nagamuwa 9,941 0.08% 9th
2019 Duminda Nagamuwa 8,219 0.06% 17th