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{{DISPLAYTITLE:National Democratic Front - Sri Lanka}}

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{{Infobox political party
{{Infobox political party
| name = National Democratic Front
| name = New Democratic Front
| native_name = ජාතික ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ
| native_name = නව ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ<br />புதிய ஜனநாயக முன்னணி
| logo = Official Symbol of the National Democratic Front.png
| logo = [[File:New Democratic Front logo.png|150px]]
| colorcode = {{party color|National Democratic Front (Sri Lanka)}}
| colorcode = {{party color|New Democratic Front (Sri Lanka)}}
| abbreviation = '''NDF'''
| abbreviation = '''NDF'''
| founder = [[Srimani Athulathmudali]]
| leader =
| leader =
| chairperson = Ruwangani Chamindra
| chairperson = Uditha Devasurendra
| secretary = Aruna De Zoysa
| secretary = Shyamila Perera
| slogan =
| slogan = "Look for What is Right - Not Who is Right"
| founded = March 10, 1995
| founded = 1995
| headquarters = 201/7, NDF Building, Pore, [[Athurugiriya]]
| headquarters = 9/6 Jayanthi Mawatha, Pelawatte, [[Battaramulla]]
| newspaper =
| newspaper =
| split = [[Democratic United National Front]]
| student_wing =
| student_wing =
| youth_wing =
| youth_wing =
| membership_year =
| membership_year =
| membership =
| membership =
| ideology = [[Social democracy|Social Democracy]]
| ideology = [[Liberalism]]
| position = [[Center (politics)|Centre]]
| position = [[Center (politics)|Centre]] to [[Centre-right]]
| national =
| national = [[United National Party]]
| colors = {{color box|{{party color|New Democratic Front (Sri Lanka)}}}} Green<br>{{color box|yellow}} Yellow
| international =
| european =
| symbol = Swan
| europarl =
| colors = Orange {{color box|orange}}
| symbol = Motor Car
| flag =
| website = {{url|www.ndf.lk}}
| country = Sri Lanka
| country = Sri Lanka
| footnotes =
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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 Party. In 2015, it was renamed as '''National Democratic Front'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Democratic Front |url=www.ndf.lk |url-status=live}}</ref>.
The '''New Democratic Front''' (<small>abbrv.</small> '''NDF'''; {{lang-si|නව ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ}}; {{lang-ta|புதிய ஜனநாயக முன்னணி}}) is a political party in [[Sri Lanka]]. The party was formed in 1995 after [[Srimani Athulathmudali]], widow of assassinated politician [[Lalith Athulathmudali]], split from the [[Democratic United National Front]].

The party was originally named the '''Democratic United National Lalith Front''', after the late politician, until it was renamed in 2009. Since [[2010 Sri Lankan presidential election|2010]], the party has served as a political front for supporting Sri Lankan presidential candidates in [[List of presidential elections in Sri Lanka|presidential elections]] by the [[United National Party]] and its allies.


==History==
==History==
In the early 1990s, [[Lalith Athulathmudali]] was a prominent [[United National Party]] politician and dissident of [[President of Sri Lanka|president]] [[Ranasinghe Premadasa]]<ref>[http://archives.dailynews.lk/2013/01/09/fea04.asp Unsuccessful Impeachments and legal arguments]</ref> and a potential challenger to Premadasa for the UNP candidacy in the [[1994 Sri Lankan presidential election|upcoming presidential elections]]. He was removed from the UNP and formed his own political party, the [[Democratic United National Front]], alongside other UNP dissidents. Athulathmudali was controversially [[Assassination of Lalith Athulathmudali|assassinated]] on 23 April 1993, which was widely believed to have been orchestrated by Premadasa himself. Two years after his assassination, a split in the Democratic United National Front would lead to his widow, [[Srimani Athulathmudali]], establishing her own political party, the Democratic United National Lalith Front.
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===Presidential Election—2019===

[[Sajith Premadasa|Aruna De Zoysa]] was the Front's candidate for the [[2019 Sri Lankan presidential election|2019 presidential elections]].
In 2009, the party was renamed as the New Democratic Front (NDF).

=== 2010 presidential election ===
In 2010, General [[Sarath Fonseka]], a former [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Sri Lanka)|Chief of Defence Staff]] and former [[Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka)|Commander]] of the [[Sri Lanka Army]], was the NDF candidate in the [[2010 Sri Lankan presidential election|2010 presidential election]]s.<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 main 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> Fonseka was one of the two main candidates of the election, along with then-incumbent President [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]], however Fonseka lost the election to Rajapaksa by a significant margin.<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>

=== 2015 presidential election ===
In December 2014, former [[general-secretary]] of the [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]] (SLFP) and presidential candidate [[Maithripala Sirisena]] deposited his bond for the [[2015 Sri Lankan presidential election|2015 presidential election]]s, under the "symbol of the swan" of the National 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> Sirisena won the presidential election and was sworn in as the new [[President of Sri Lanka]] on 9 January 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 incumbent president Mahinda Rajapaksa. Sirisena would also go on to replace Rajapaksa as the [[Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party]].

=== 2019 presidential election ===
In 2019, [[Sajith Premadasa]], deputy leader of the UNP and son of former president Ranasinghe Premadasa, was the NDF candidate in the [[2019 Sri Lankan presidential election|2019 presidential election]]. Premadasa lost the election to [[Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna]] (SLPP) candidate [[Gotabaya Rajapaksa]].<ref>{{cite web |date=21 October 2019 |title=November Lanka polls to test India's presence in southern Indian Ocean region |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/november-lanka-polls-to-test-indias-presence-in-southern-indian-ocean-region/articleshow/71680983.cms |access-date=25 October 2019 |work=Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury |publisher=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref>

[[File:New Democratic Front logo.svg|250px|right]]

==Electoral history==

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=== Presidential ===
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Election year
! Candidate
! Votes
! %
! Result
|-
! [[2010 Sri Lankan presidential election|2010]]
| [[Sarath Fonseka]]
| align=right|4,173,185
| align=right|40.15%
| {{No2|Lost}}
|-
! [[2015 Sri Lankan presidential election|2015]]
| '''[[Maithripala Sirisena]]'''
| align=right|'''6,217,162'''
| align=right|'''51.28%'''
| {{Yes2|Won}}
|-
! [[2019 Sri Lankan presidential election|2019]]
| [[Sajith Premadasa]]
| align=right|5,564,239
| align=right|41.99%
| {{No2|Lost}}
|}

=== Parliamentary ===
In the [[2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|2020 parliamentary election]], the NDF contested in some districts, however the party only received 4,883 votes and failed to win any seats.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:15, 9 April 2024

New Democratic Front
නව ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ
புதிய ஜனநாயக முன்னணி
AbbreviationNDF
ChairpersonUditha Devasurendra
SecretaryShyamila Perera
FounderSrimani Athulathmudali
Founded1995
Split fromDemocratic United National Front
Headquarters9/6 Jayanthi Mawatha, Pelawatte, Battaramulla
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionCentre to Centre-right
National affiliationUnited National Party
Colors  Green
  Yellow
Slogan"Look for What is Right - Not Who is Right"
Election symbol
Swan

The New Democratic Front (abbrv. NDF; Sinhala: නව ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ; Tamil: புதிய ஜனநாயக முன்னணி) is a political party in Sri Lanka. The party was formed in 1995 after Srimani Athulathmudali, widow of assassinated politician Lalith Athulathmudali, split from the Democratic United National Front.

The party was originally named the Democratic United National Lalith Front, after the late politician, until it was renamed in 2009. Since 2010, the party has served as a political front for supporting Sri Lankan presidential candidates in presidential elections by the United National Party and its allies.

History

In the early 1990s, Lalith Athulathmudali was a prominent United National Party politician and dissident of president Ranasinghe Premadasa[1] and a potential challenger to Premadasa for the UNP candidacy in the upcoming presidential elections. He was removed from the UNP and formed his own political party, the Democratic United National Front, alongside other UNP dissidents. Athulathmudali was controversially assassinated on 23 April 1993, which was widely believed to have been orchestrated by Premadasa himself. Two years after his assassination, a split in the Democratic United National Front would lead to his widow, Srimani Athulathmudali, establishing her own political party, the Democratic United National Lalith Front.

In 2009, the party was renamed as the New Democratic Front (NDF).

2010 presidential election

In 2010, General Sarath Fonseka, a former Chief of Defence Staff and former Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, was the NDF candidate in 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 main opposition parties, among others.[6] Fonseka was one of the two main candidates of the election, along with then-incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa, however Fonseka lost the election to Rajapaksa by a significant margin.[7]

2015 presidential election

In December 2014, former general-secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and presidential candidate Maithripala Sirisena deposited his bond for the 2015 presidential elections, under the "symbol of the swan" of the National Democratic Front.[8] Sirisena won the presidential election and was sworn in as the new President of Sri Lanka on 9 January 2015[9] after defeating incumbent president Mahinda Rajapaksa. Sirisena would also go on to replace Rajapaksa as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

2019 presidential election

In 2019, Sajith Premadasa, deputy leader of the UNP and son of former president Ranasinghe Premadasa, was the NDF candidate in the 2019 presidential election. Premadasa lost the election to Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa.[10]

Electoral history

Presidential

Election year Candidate Votes % Result
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

Parliamentary

In the 2020 parliamentary election, the NDF contested in some districts, however the party only received 4,883 votes and failed to win any seats.

References

  1. ^ Unsuccessful Impeachments and legal arguments
  2. ^ "Presidential Elections - 2010". Department of Elections of Sri Lanka. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 December 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  3. ^ "New Democratic Front hands over deposit money". Daily News. 12 December 2009. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Sarath Fonseka visits Jaffna seeking Tamils' votes". TamilNet. 2 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  5. ^ Amaranayake, Vindhya. "Record number of candidates". The Bottom Line. Archived from the original on 19 December 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Defending Democracy". Daily News. 4 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Main candidates ready with manifestos". The Sunday Times. 3 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Maithripala Sirisena deposits bond to contest under swan symbol". News First. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Maithripala Sirisena Sworn In As Sri Lanka's New President After Stunning Election Upset". Huffington Post. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  10. ^ "November Lanka polls to test India's presence in southern Indian Ocean region". Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury. The Economic Times. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.


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