evidence: The National People's Power (NPP) or Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) is a socialist political alliance in Sri Lanka led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. It was established in 2019.[1][9] [...] [edit]The NPP saw a surge in popular support during the 2022 Sri Lankan protests, amid dissatisfaction with the incumbent political establishment and the economic crisis. In the first vote count of the 2024 presidential election, NPP presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a plurality of the vote, with 42.31%.[15] Once the second round of vote counting concluded, Dissanayake was declared the winner and elected president, securing 55.89% of the vote.[16] The following day, Dissanayake formed an interim 3-member NPP government.[17] Ideology [edit]The National People's Power is ideologically left-wing populist[18] and working-class centred. The NPP is led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, the main communist party of Sri Lanka.[19] The NPP promotes a unique Sri Lankan economic model based on socialist principles and considers both neoliberalism and 'classical socialism' to be failures.[20] The NPP claims to oppose excessive privatization[21] and supports the state maintaining a role in energy, financial markets, and sectors directly related to national security while limiting involvement in profit-driven businesses.[22]