Leader Of Leftist JVP Named As Presidential Candidate Of National People's Power

• "National People's Power 'Organization
  
  comprising of 28 Political and Civil Organization's lead by Leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna  (JVP) had today  (18)named JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake as it"s Presidential Candidate of the forthcoming Presidential Elections.

JVP leader had been named officially as the Presidential Candidate of National People's Power during a mass rally held at Galle Face Green in Colombo this Evening .

This was the first time JVP Had named a Presidential candidate after the Presidential Election in 1999 where former JVP MP Nandana Gunathilake was nominated.

Leftist JVP had came forward as a decisive force during 2005 and 2010 Presidential Elections where the party officially supported Forner President Mahinda Rajapakshe and FieldMarshal Sarath Fonseka respectively.