National People's Power
ජාතික ජන බලවේගය
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| Abbreviation | NPP |
| Leader | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| General Secretary | Nihal Abeysinghe |
| Founder | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Founded | 2015 (9 years ago) (2015) |
| Preceded by | National Movement for People's Power |
| Headquarters | 464/20 Pannipitiya Road, Pelawatta, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka |
| Youth wing | NPP Youth[a] |
| Women's wing | Progressive Women’s Collective |
| Ideology | Social Democracy Socialism Factions: Reformism Pragmatism Progressivism Social Liberalism |
| Political position | Left-wing[1] |
| Colors | Purple |
| Slogan | "Let The Real People Win" |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka |
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| Provincial Councils |
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| Local Government |
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The National People's Power (NPP), or Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB), is a political allianceinSri Lanka. It was established in 2019[2]byAnura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.[3][4][5]
It consists of 28 political parties and other organisations. It contests in elections under the compass logo. Anura Kumara Dissanayake is currently the leader of the electoral coalition and Nihal Abeysinghe is the general secretary.[6][7] Since its inception, the NPP has been a prominent third partyinSri Lankan politics.
The NPP was formed by the members of the leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and 27 other parties, worker unions, women's rights groups and youth organizations including members of ethnic communities.
After the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka was passed, opposition parties represented in the parliament became nearly strong as the ruling party itself, which elects the president.[citation needed]
During the 2020 parliamentary elections, the NPP aimed to surpass the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and win the 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 was thus reduced to a third party. Anura Kumara later in a speech said 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.[8][9]
The National People's Power is ideologically left-wing populist[10] and working class centred. The NPP is led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.[11] The predominant goal of the NPP is the Nationalisation of Sri Lanka's resources[12] and making the country a developed nation, through Research & Development in potential industry sectors while eradicating practices causing corruption that other governments failed to achieve over the past 76 years since the country got its independence from Britain, 1948.
| Election year | Candidate | Votes | Vote % | Result |
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| 2019 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake | 418,553 | 3.16% | Lost |
| 2022 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake | 3 (E.V) | 1.37% | Lost |
| Election year | Election leader | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | +/– | Government |
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| 2020 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake | 445,958 | 3.84% |
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