Democratic People's Front

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|name = Democratic People's Front

|native_name = ஜனநாயக மக்கள் முன்னணி
ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී ජනතා පෙරමුණේ

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|colorcode = red

|leader = Mano Ganesan

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|secretary_general = M.Paraneetharan

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|founded = 2000

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|predecessor = Western People's Front

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|headquarters = 72 Bankshall Street, Colombo 11

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|regional = Tamil Progressive Alliance

|national = Samagi Jana Balawegaya

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|seats1_title = Parliament of Sri Lanka

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|country = Sri Lanka

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The Western People's Front, currently named the Democratic People's Front ({{langx|ta|ஜனநாயக மக்கள் முன்னணி|translit=Jaṉanāyaka Makkaḷ Muṉṉaṇi}}; {{langx|si|ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී ජනතා පෙරමුණේ}} Prajathanthravadi Janatha Peramunay), is a political party in Sri Lanka active in the Western Province.

WPF was originally a trade union, which then became a political party under the leadership of Mano Ganesan.{{Cite book |last=Ekanayake |first=Charudaththa |title=Mapping Sri Lanka's Political Parties: Actors and Evolutions |publisher=Verité Research |year=2017 |location=Colombo |pages=30}} It draws most of its support from the Tamil population of Colombo.

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