Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
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The Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (People's United Front) is a left-wing political party in Sri Lanka. At the last parliamentary elections, 2 April 2004, the party was part of the United People's Freedom Alliance that won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats.
The name MEP was first used for the electoral alliance led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party that won the 1956 elections.
The current party called MEP was founded in 1959 by Philip Gunawardena. The party was formed on the basis of Gunawardena's previous party, the Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party.
Today there are two MEP representatives in the current parliament including one National list MP. Two representatives are Minster of Urban Development & Water Supply, Dinesh Gunawardena and the deputy speaker, Geethanjana Gunawardena
Today the party is led by Dinesh Gunawardene, son of Philip Gunawardena.
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