Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Sri Lanka Freedom Party ශ්රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி | |
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| Abbreviation | SLFP |
| Chairperson | Nimal Siripala de Silva (disputed) |
| Secretary-General | Keerthi Udawatte (acting) |
| Founder | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
| Founded | 2 September 1951 |
| Preceded by | Sinhala Maha Sabha |
| Headquarters | 307, T. B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka. |
| Newspaper | Singhale, Dinakara |
| Youth wing | SLFP Youth Front |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
| National affiliation | NDF PA Former: MEP UF UPFA SLPFA FPA |
| Colours | Blue |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka | 3 / 225 |
| Local Government Bodies | 0 / 340 |
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| Website | |
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The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP; Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය, romanized: Śrī Laṁkā Nidahas Pakṣaya; Tamil: இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி, romanized: Ilaṅkai Cutantirak Kaṭci) is a centre-left political party in Sri Lanka. Founded by S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike in 1951, the party was one of Sri Lanka's two main parties from the 1950s to the 2010s, serving as the main rival of the centre-right United National Party. Following a split in the late 2010s and subsequent electoral losses, the influence of the party has since diminished.
The party is generally considered as having a democratic socialist or progressive economic agenda and is often associated with Sinhalese nationalist parties. The party follows a non-aligned foreign policy but has historically had close ties to socialist nations.