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(II) Govt. Noti..Pmd Y%S ,xld m%cd;dka;%sl iudcjd§ ckrcfha .eiÜ m;%h w;s úfYI The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka EXTRAORDINARY wxl 2056$17 - 2018 ckjdß ui 30 jeks wÕyrejdod - 2018'01'30 No. 2056/17 - TUESDAY JANUARY 30, 2018 (Published by Authority) PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981 Notice under Section 7(4)(b) THE list of Political Parties entitled to be recognized for the purpose of Elections is given in the Schedule below in terms of Section 7 (4) (b) of the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981. Mahinda Deshapriya N. J. Abeysekere S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole Chairman Member Member Elections Commission Elections Commission Elections Commission Elections Secretariat, Sarana Mawatha, Rajagiriya, 30th January 2018. SCHEDULE 1. Ahila Ilankai Thamil Congress 2. Akhila Ilankai Tamil Mahasabha 3. Our National Front 4. Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi 5. Eelam People’s Democratic Party 6. Eelam People’s Revolutionary Liberation Front 7. United People’s Freedom Alliance 8. United National Freedom Front 9. United National Party 10. Democratic Unity Alliance 11. United People’s Party 12. United Left Front 13. United Socialist Party 14. United Peace Alliance 15. United Progressive Alliance 1A PG 3932— 107 (022018) This Gazette Extraordinary can be downloaded from www.documents.gov.lk 1A 2A I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2018'01'30 PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 30.01.2018 SCHEDULE (Contd.) 16. Okkoma Wasiyo Okkoma Rajawaru Sanvidanaya 17. Up-Country People’s Front 18. Workers National Front 19. People’s Liberation Front 20. Democratic Tamil National Alliance 21. Jana Setha Peramuna 22. National Congress 23. National Peoples Party 24. National Freedom Front 25. National Unity Alliance 26. Jathika Hela Urumaya 27. Nationalities Unity Organization 28. Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal 29. Social Democratic Party of Tamils 30. Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya 31. Tamil Eeelam Liberation Organization 32. Tamil United Liberation Front 33. New Democratic Front 34. Nawa Sama Samaja Party 35. Nawa Sihala Urumaya 36. Puravesi Peramuna 37. Frontline Socialist Party 38. People’s Alliance 39. Democratic United National Front 40. Democratic People’s Liberation Front 41. Democratic National Movement 42. Democratic National Alliance 43. Democratic Party 44. Democratic Left Front 45. Maubima Janatha Pakshaya 46. Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 47. Muslim National Alliance 48. National Front for Good Governance 49. Ceylon Worker’s Congress (P. Wing) 50. Lanka Sama Samaja Party 51. The Liberal Party 52. Sri Lanka Labour Party 53. Sri Lanka National Force 54. Sri Lanka Freedom Party 55. Sri Lanka Vanguard Party 56. Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 57. Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya 58. Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 59. Communist Party of Sri Lanka 60. Socialist Party of Sri Lanka 61. Socialist Alliance 62. Socialist Equality Party 63. Sinhaladeepa Jathika Peramuna I fldgi ( ^I& fPoh - YS% ,xld m%cd;dka;s%l iudcjd§ ckrcfha w;s úfYI .eiÜ m;%h - 2018'01'30 3A PART I : SEC. (I) - GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA - 30.01.2018 SCHEDULE (Contd.) Recognized Political Parties with problems about the office of the Secretary 64. Eelavar Democratic Front 65. United Democratic Front 66. Eksath Lanka Podujana Pakshaya 67. Jathika Sangwardhena Peramuna 68. Sri Lanka Progressive Front Recognized Political Parties where there are disputes relating to the office of the Secretary of the party, but where there is an acting Secretary. 69. All Ceylon Makkal Congress 70. Eksath Lanka Maha Saba Party 03 -579 PRINTED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING, SRI LANKA..
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