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

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{{Infobox political party
{{Infobox political party
| name = New Democratic Front
| name = National Democratic Front
| native_name = නව ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ
| native_name = ජාතික ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ
| logo = [[File:New Democratic Front logo.png|150px]]
| logo = [[File:Official Symbol of the National Democratic Front.png|thumb|Official Symbol of the National Democratic Front]]
| colorcode = {{party color|New Democratic Front (Sri Lanka)}}
| colorcode = {{party color|National Democratic Front (Sri Lanka)}}
| abbreviation = '''NDF'''
| abbreviation = '''NDF'''
| founder = [https://www.parliament.lk/members-of-parliament/directory-of-members/viewMember/284 Ajantha De Zoysa]
| founder = [[Srimani Athulathmudali]]
| leader =
| leader =
| chairperson = Uditha Devasurendra
| chairperson = Ruwangani Chamindra
| secretary = Shyamila Perera
| secretary = Aruna De Zoysa
| slogan = "Look for What is Right - Not Who is Right"
| slogan =
| founded = 1995
| founded = 1997
| headquarters = 9/6 Jayanthi Mawatha, Pelawatte, [[Battaramulla]]
| headquarters = 201/7, NDF Building, Pore, [[Athurugiriya]]
| newspaper =
| newspaper =
| split = [[Democratic United National Front]]
| split = [[Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna]]
| student_wing =
| student_wing =
| youth_wing =
| youth_wing =
| membership_year =
| membership_year =
| membership =
| membership =
| ideology = [[Liberalism]]
| ideology = [[Social democracy|Social Democracy]]
| position = [[Center (politics)|Centre]] to [[Centre-right]]
| position = [[Center (politics)|Centre]]
| national =
| national =
| international =
| international =
| european =
| european =
| europarl =
| europarl =
| colors = [[File:Official Color of NFD.png|thumb|Official Color of NFD]]
| affiliation1_title =
Orange
| affiliation1 = United National Party
⚫
| symbol = Motor Car
| colors = {{color box|{{party color|New Democratic Front (Sri Lanka)}}}}{{color box|yellow}} Yellow & green
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| symbol = Swan
| flag =
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| website = {{url|www.ndf.lk}}
| website = {{url|www.ndf.lk}}
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The '''New Democratic Front (NDF)''' is a political party in [[Sri Lanka]]. The party was founded in 1995 as Democratic United National Lalith Front. In 2009, it was renamed as '''New Democratic Front'''.
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>.


==History==
==History==
===Presidential election—2010===
===Presidential Election—2010===
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 current President [[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>
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>


===Presidential election—2015===
===Presidential Election—2015===
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 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 on 8 January, 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 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.
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.


===Presidential Election—2019===
===Presidential Election—2019===
[[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]].

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


==Electoral history==
==Electoral history==

Revision as of 12:51, 15 January 2023


National Democratic Front
ජාතික ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී පෙරමුණ
AbbreviationNDF
ChairpersonRuwangani Chamindra
SecretaryAruna De Zoysa
FounderAjantha De Zoysa
Founded1997
Split fromJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Headquarters201/7, NDF Building, Pore, Athurugiriya
IdeologySocial Democracy
Political positionCentre
Colors
Official Color of NFD
Orange
Election symbol
Motor Car
Website
www.ndf.lk

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
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

  1. ^ [www.ndf.lk "National Democratic Front"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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.


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