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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 |
| Deputy Leader | Ruwan Wijewardene |
| Founder | D. S. 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 |
| National affiliation | United National Front (2001–2020) New Democratic Front (2010, 2015, since 2024) |
| Regional affiliation | Asia Pacific Democrat Union |
| International affiliation | International Democracy Union |
| Colors | Green |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka | 6 / 225 |
| Sri Lankan Provincial Councils | 112 / 417 |
| Local Government | 3 / 8,293 |
| Election symbol | |
Elephant | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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[1][2] 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 again from 2022 to 2024.
The UNP has been led by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe since 1994.[4] The party is a member of the International Democracy 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. Taylor & Francis. 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.
- ^ "Members | International Democracy Union". 1 February 2018.