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7 MARCH <strong>2012</strong> SRI LANKA<br />
November The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission appointed by President<br />
Rajapakse hands over its final report on their probe into the three-decade long<br />
LTTE conflict and the manner in which it was conducted. 565<br />
Annex B<br />
POLITICAL ORGANISATIONS<br />
The main text of this <strong>COI</strong> <strong>Report</strong> contains the most up to date publicly available information as at 3 February <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Further brief information on recent events and reports has been provided in the Latest News section<br />
to 2 <strong>March</strong> <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Return to contents<br />
The full list of recognised political parties with the name, approved symbol, and name of the<br />
secretary is available from this weblink to the website of the Sri Lanka, Department of Elections,<br />
Political parties. For the composition of Parliament further to the April 2010 general election<br />
please see this weblink to a different section of the same website.<br />
The CIA World Factbook, Sri Lanka 566 , updated on 27 December 2011, recorded the following<br />
political parties and leaders:<br />
―Coalitions and leaders: Democratic National Alliance led by Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna or<br />
JVP [Somawansa AMARASINGHE]; Tamil National Alliance led by Illandai Tamil Arasu Kachchi<br />
[R. SAMPANTHAN]; United National Front led by United National Party [Ranil<br />
WICKREMESINGHE]; United People's Freedom Alliance led by Sri Lanka Freedom Party<br />
[Mahinda RAJAPAKSA]<br />
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) / Democratic People’s Alliance<br />
It obtained 7 seats in the 2010 general election. (Official website of the Department of Elections,<br />
Parliamentary General Election – 2010, Composition of Parliament 567 , accessed on 2 June<br />
2010)<br />
On 30 June 2010 the Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 568 reported that ―General Sarath Fonseka has<br />
submitted an application to Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayaka seeking to form<br />
his own party under the name ‗Democratic People‘s Alliance with Tiran Alles as the General<br />
Secretary. The new party will be part of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) headed by<br />
General Fonseka which also includes the JVP. Currently Fonseka does not have his own<br />
political party although he heads the Alliance.‖<br />
―The Democratic National Alliance, which he formed with several opposition parties to contest<br />
the 2010 General Election, fared poorly and Fonseka has since been legally removed from his<br />
565 The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Timeline 2011, undated<br />
http://acd.iiss.org/armedconflict/MainPages/dsp_ConflictTimeline.asp?ConflictID=174&YearID=1277<br />
[subscription only], date accessed 2 February <strong>2012</strong><br />
566 CIA - The World Factbook – Sri Lanka<br />
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ce.html updated on 27 December 2011<br />
Date accessed 27 January <strong>2012</strong><br />
567 Sri Lanka Department of Elections, Result of Parliamentary General Election April 2010,<br />
http://www.slelections.gov.lk/parliamentary_elections/AICOM.html, date accessed 2 June 2010<br />
568 Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), Fonseka forms new party, 30 June<br />
2010,http://www.dailymirror.lk/index.php/news/4741-fonseka-forms-new-party.html, Date accessed 23<br />
August 2010<br />
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