institution

Sri Lanka Freedom Party

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is a historic centre-left and nationalist party that helped shape post-independence governments for decades. Its influence has fallen after electoral defeats and internal splits, weakening one of the country’s former two-party pillars.

2
People: 1
former president / party figure: 1
SLFP leader / Rajapaksa family politics

Affiliated people

Chandrika Kumaratunga
former president / party figure
Mahinda Rajapaksa
SLFP leader / Rajapaksa family politics

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