It was conceived by the LSSP as a front of the working class - represented by itself and the CPSL - with the petty bourgeoisie - represented by the SLFP - and by the CPSL as a front of progressive forces.
The United Front predominantly aimed at the complete decolonization of Sri Lanka.
International support
The United Front was heavily anti-British and pro-Soviet as completely opposed to the foreign policy of the United National Party. The UF was supported by the Soviet Union in order to decolonize the island. The pro-dominion UNP criticized this. The UNP that had a majority of Christians wanted to rebel against it.[2][3][4]
united, front, lanka, other, uses, united, front, united, front, sinhala, සමග, රම, romanized, samagi, peramuna, political, alliance, lanka, formed, lanka, freedom, party, slfp, lanka, sama, samaja, party, lssp, communist, party, lanka, cpsl, 1968, came, power,. For other uses see United Front The United Front Sinhala සමග ප රම ණ romanized Samagi Peramuna was a political alliance in Sri Lanka formed by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party SLFP the Lanka Sama Samaja Party LSSP and the Communist Party of Sri Lanka CPSL in 1968 It came to power in the 1970 general election 1 United Front සමග ප රම ණAbbreviationUFFounderSirimavo BandaranaikeFounded1968Dissolved1977Preceded byUnited Left FrontIdeologyBig tentFactions CommunismAnti imperialismSinhalese NationalismSocial democracyPolitical positionLeft wingMembers partiesSri Lanka Freedom PartyLanka Sama Samaja PartyCommunist Party of Sri LankaPolitics of Sri LankaPolitical partiesElectionsIt was conceived by the LSSP as a front of the working class represented by itself and the CPSL with the petty bourgeoisie represented by the SLFP and by the CPSL as a front of progressive forces Contents 1 Goals 1 1 International support 2 Electoral history 3 ReferencesGoals EditThe United Front predominantly aimed at the complete decolonization of Sri Lanka International support Edit The United Front was heavily anti British and pro Soviet as completely opposed to the foreign policy of the United National Party The UF was supported by the Soviet Union in order to decolonize the island The pro dominion UNP criticized this The UNP that had a majority of Christians wanted to rebel against it 2 3 4 Electoral history EditSri Lanka Parliamentary Elections Election year Votes Vote Seats won Result for the party1970 2 442 402 48 93 116 151 116 GovernmentReferences Edit The United Front of Sri Lanka kand the Emerging Violence The 77 year struggle of the Communist Party Duraisingam Thambimuttu 2000 Politics and Life in Our Times Selected Articles Published for Over a Century Thambimuttu Duraisingam The Foreign Policy of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Retrieved 30 June 2015 This Sri Lankan politics related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United Front Sri Lanka amp oldid 1125571047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
