Socialist Party of Sri Lanka
The Socialist Party of Sri Lanka (SP) is a left-wing political party in Sri Lanka. Founded in 2006 as a split from the United Socialist Party (part of the Committee for a Workers' International), it was for a time associated with the League for the Fifth International (L5I) until its expulsion in 2020 over a disagreement around electoral tactics.[1] In its decision to expel the SPSL from the L5I, the International Secretariat of the League noted that "The reason for the expulsion was its support for a candidate, Dr Ajantha Perera, in the Presidential election of 16 November 2019, whose campaign systematically misrepresented the politics of the League and whose public statements were neither socialist nor working class, even in the broadest sense."[2]
The party has members in several unions, including a health union.
Popular environmentalist and social activist Ajantha Perera was nominated as the party's presidential candidate for the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election.[3][4] She also became the only female presidential candidate to contest the 2019 elections and the first such instance since 1999.[5][6] She later defected to the centre-right United National Party.[7]
Electoral history
Election year | Election | Votes | Vote % | Result / Remarks |
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2018 | Local | 1,522 | 0.01% | 1,522 / 12,372,816 |
Election year | Candidate | Votes | Vote % | Result |
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2019 | Ajantha Perera | 27,572 | 0.21% | Lost |
See also
References
- ^ "Interview with representatives of the Socialist Party of Sri Lanka (SPSL)". Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ International Secretariat (2020-04-06). "Electoral opportunism in Sri Lanka". League for the Fifth International. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
- ^ "Dr. Ajantha Perera pledges a corruption-free nation | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Only female presidential candidate promises debt-free country | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
- ^ "Women and politics | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Ajantha Perera: Former Presidential candidate joins UNP". CeylonToday. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
External links
- Declaration of Fraternal Relations
- Details of SPSL-L5I relations
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