SLFP

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SLFP is a major center-left political party in Sri Lanka known for its role in the country’s post-independence governance and nationalist policies.

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SLFP canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sri Lankan political party
political party
country Sri Lanka
countryOfOperation Sri Lanka
electoralSymbol hand
focusGroup Sinhala Buddhist majority
rural population of Sri Lanka
foundedBy S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
foundingDate 2 September 1951
foundingYear 1951
fullName Sri Lanka Freedom Party
governanceLevel national politics of Sri Lanka
hasAbbreviation SLFP
hasAlliance United People’s Freedom Alliance
hasLanguage English
Sinhala
Tamil
hasPresidentOfSriLanka Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Maithripala Sirisena
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
hasPrimeMinisterOfSriLanka Sirimavo Bandaranaike
hasWomenLeaderMilestone Sirimavo Bandaranaike as world’s first female prime minister
headquartersLocation Colombo
historicalEra post-independence Sri Lanka
historicalStatus one of the two main parties in Sri Lanka
ideology Sri Lankan nationalism
centre-left politics
democratic socialism
populism
social democracy
mainRival United National Party
notableLeader Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Maithripala Sirisena
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
origin split from the United National Party
parliamentaryActivity contests parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka
policyOrientation nationalist policies
non-aligned foreign policy
promotion of Sinhala language
state intervention in the economy
welfare state policies
politicalPosition centre-left
prominentFamily Bandaranaike family
regionOfInfluence island-wide in Sri Lanka
roleInGovernment major party in post-independence governance of Sri Lanka

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