Democratic People's Front
The Western People's Front, currently named the Democratic People's Front (Tamil: ஜனநாயக மக்கள் முன்னணி, romanized: Jaṉanāyaka Makkaḷ Muṉṉaṇi; Sinhala: ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී ජනතා පෙරමුණේ Prajathanthravadi Janatha Peramunay), is a political party in Sri Lanka active in the Western Province.
Democratic People's Front ஜனநாயக மக்கள் முன்னணி ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී ජනතා පෙරමුණේ | |
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| Leader | Mano Ganesan |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Preceded by | Western People's Front |
| Headquarters | 72 Bankshall Street, Colombo 11 |
| National affiliation | Tamil Progressive Alliance |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka | 2 / 225 |
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| Ladder | |
WPF was originally a trade union, then converted into a political party. It draws support from the Tamil population of Colombo. Party leader Hon. Manoharan Ganesan (Mano Ganesan) (Tamil: மனோ கணேசன்) is former a Member of Parliament, elected on a United National Party ticket.
Today this party has one Provincial council seat and four Municipal council seats, and the party has grown a lot with recruiting more members and supporters.
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