National People's Movement (Sri Lanka)

National People's Movement
Formation18 December 2018
TypeNon-governmental organization
HeadquartersColombo, Sri Lanka
LeaderVinya Ariyaratne
Websitewww.npm.lk

The National People's Movement (NPM; Sinhala: ජාතික ජනතා ව්‍යාපාරය, Tamil: தேசிய மக்கள் இயக்கம்) is a non-governmental political organization established on 18 December 2018 following the merger of the Deshodaya and United Professionals Movement, along with 17 other civil society groups composed of intellectuals, professionals, teachers, entrepreneurs, youth leaders and village communities.

On 29 September 2019, the NPM endorsed former Commander of the Sri Lanka Army Mahesh Senanayake as their candidate in the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election.

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