The NPP consists of 21 political parties and other organisations.[10] It contests in elections under the compass symbol. PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake is the current leader of the electoral coalition and Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe is the general secretary.[11][12]
History
The NPP was formed by the members of the leftistJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna and over 20 other parties, worker unions, women's rights groups and youth organizations including members of ethnic communities.
Opposition (2019–2024)
During the 2020 parliamentary elections, the NPP aimed to surpass the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and win a majority of seats in parliament.[citation needed] However, the SLPP achieved a landslide victory in the elections as the ruling party, while the Samagi Jana Balawegaya became the main opposition party. The NPP only secured 3 seats and remained a third party. Dissanayake later said in a speech that he was not satisfied with the SLPP's victory and the NPP's defeat. When the 20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was announced, the NPP launched a protest against it.[13][14]
The National People's Power is ideologically left-wing populist[18] and working-class centred. The NPP is led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, the main communist party of Sri Lanka.[19] The NPP promotes a unique Sri Lankan economic model based on socialist principles and considers both neoliberalism and 'classical socialism' to be failures.[20] The NPP claims to oppose excessive privatization[21] and supports the state maintaining a role in energy, financial markets, and sectors directly related to national security while limiting involvement in profit-driven businesses.[22]
Members
The NPP is composed of 21 groups, including political parties, youth organizations, women's groups, trade unions, and civil society organizations.[10]
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