Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya (English spelling)

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[Politics]
Since independence, the government has been run by two parties representing the interests of the Sinhalese middle class, alternating between ruling and opposition parties in each general election. Both parties have a non-aligned foreign policy, but the United National Party, Eksat Jātika Pakshaya (Sinhalese name), has a strong pro-Western leaning, while the Liberal Party, Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya (Sinhalese name), is more nationalistic and is said to place importance on friendly relations with socialist countries. The Tamil middle class, which was relatively favored during the colonial period due to the divide and rule policy, has had few opportunities to participate in the government after independence, and there is a lot of dissatisfaction with the ethnic majority.

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya" is listed below.

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［政治］
　独立後の政権は，シンハラ人中産階級の利害を代表する二つの政党が，総選挙のたびに与･野党を交替しながら担っている。ともに非同盟の外交政策をとっているが，統一国民党Eksat Jātika Pakshaya(シンハラ名)は親欧米色が強く，自由党Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya(シンハラ名)はより民族主義的であり，社会主義諸国との友好関係を重視するといわれている。植民地時代には，分割統治政策によって，相対的に優遇されていたタミル人中産階級は，独立後の政権に参画する機会が乏しく，多数民族への不満が大きい。…

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