However, Trotskyist groups have almost always been very much a fringe element in the politics of the countries where they were active. The sole exception is [[Sri Lanka]], where a Trotskyist party called the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) formed part of a [[coalition]] government from 1964 to 1975. | However, Trotskyist groups have almost always been very much a fringe element in the politics of the countries where they were active. The sole exception is [[Sri Lanka]], where a Trotskyist party called the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) formed part of a [[coalition]] government from 1964 to 1975. |