Back الحزب الوطني المتحد Arabic United National Party German Ενωμένο Εθνικό Κόμμα Greek Parti national uni French Partai Nasional Serikat ID Partito Nazionale Unito Italian 統一国民党 (スリランカ) Japanese 통일국민당 (스리랑카) Korean Partit Nacionau Unit Occitan එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය Singhalese
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United National Party එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி | |
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| Abbreviation | UNP |
| Leader | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Chairman | Vajira Abeywardena |
| General Secretary | Palitha Range Bandara |
| Founder | Don Stephen Senanayake |
| Founded | 6 September 1946 |
| Merger of | Ceylon National Congress, Sinhala Maha Sabha |
| Headquarters | Sirikotha, 400 Kotte Road, Pitakotte, Sri Jayawardenapura |
| Youth wing | National Youth Front |
| Professional Wing | Young Professionals Organization of the United National Party |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right[1][2] |
| National affiliation | United National Front |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
| Regional affiliation | Asia Pacific Democrat Union |
| Colors | Green |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka | 3 / 225 |
| Sri Lankan Provincial Councils | 112 / 417 |
| Local Government | 2,385 / 8,293 |
| Election symbol | |
| Elephant | |
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The United National Party (UNP; Sinhala: එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, romanized: Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, Tamil: ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, romanized: Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci) is a centre-right political party in Sri Lanka.[3] The UNP has served as the country's ruling party, or as part of its governing coalition, for 38 of the country's 74 years of independence, including the periods 1947–1956, 1965–1970, 1977–1994, 2001–2004 and 2015–2019. The party also controlled the executive presidency from its formation in 1978 until 1994 and back in 2022.
The UNP has been led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe since 1994.[4]
The UNP is a member of the International Democrat Union.[5]
- ^ Tim Hume (9 January 2015). "Rajapaksa's gamble fails - CNN.com". CNN.
- ^ Sriskanda Rajah, A. R. (21 April 2017). Government and Politics in Sri Lanka. ISBN 9781351968003.
- ^ Tim Hume (9 January 2015). "Rajapaksa's gamble fails". CNN. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ History, UNP -. "History | United National Party". අපි UNP | United National Party. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Member Parties". idu.org. International Democrat Union. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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