UNP

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UNP is a major center-right political party in Sri Lanka formally known as the United National Party.

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UNP canonical 3

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instanceOf political organisation in Sri Lanka
political party
country Sri Lanka
foundationDate 1946-09-06
foundedBy D. S. Senanayake
J. R. Jayewardene
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
fullName United National Party
hasAbbreviation UNP
hasAlliance United National Front
United National Front for Good Governance
hasChairman Wajira Abeywardana
hasColor blue
green
yellow
hasGeneralSecretary Palitha Range Bandara
hasHeldOffice President of Sri Lanka
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
hasIdeologicalPosition pro-market economic policies
support for private sector–led growth
support for representative democracy
hasLanguage English
Sinhala
Tamil
hasLeader Ranil Wickremesinghe
hasMembershipType mass membership party
hasNotableMember D. B. Wijetunga
D. S. Senanayake
J. R. Jayewardene
Ranasinghe Premadasa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
hasPredecessor Ceylon National Congress
Sinhala Maha Sabha
hasSplit Democratic United National Front
Samagi Jana Balawegaya
hasSucceeded United National Front (as electoral alliance leader)
headquartersLocation Sirikotha, Pitakotte, Sri Lanka
ideology economic liberalism
liberal conservatism
nationalAffiliation Samagi Jana Balawegaya (former main faction)
operatesInLegislature Parliament of Sri Lanka
politicalPosition centre-right
precededBy Ceylon National Congress
Sinhala Maha Sabha
regionServed Sri Lanka
religion secular
womenWing Lak Vanitha Peramuna
youthWing Jathika Yovun Peramuna

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