Sri Lanka’s Recognized Political Parties Rise to 85 as EC Accepts Five New Parties

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has officially recognized five additional political parties, raising the total number of accepted political parties in the country to 85.

The decision follows evaluations conducted last year, where each applicant party was assessed before being granted formal recognition.

According to the Election Commission, the newly accepted political parties are:

Socialist Alliance
People's Participatory Democratic Front
Malayaiga Political Arena
Samaththuva Kadchi
Revolutionary People's Power

The Commission confirmed that with these additions, the number of recognized political parties has now officially climbed to 85.