Asia Pacific Democrat Union

Summary

The Asia Pacific Democracy Union (APDU) is a regional association of centre-right political parties associated to the International Democracy Union.[1] Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickramasinghe is the current chairperson of the APDU.[2] It aims to promote freedom and free enterprise by considering matters of political organization and policy of interest to member parties.[3]

Asia Pacific Democrat Union
FormationJune 1982
TypeRegional organization
Legal statusActive
PurposeConservatism
HeadquartersSri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka
Region
Asia-Pacific
Chairman
Ranil Wickramasinghe
Parent organization
International Democracy Union

Members edit

Country Party Abbr. Colour Legislative seats Total as percentage Status
Lower House Upper House
  Australia Liberal LPA   Blue
42 / 151
31 / 76
32.2% In opposition
  Bangladesh Nationalist
বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল
BNP   Blue
7 / 350
Unicameral legislature only 2.00% In opposition
  Canada Conservative
Parti conservateur du Canada
CPC
PCC
  Blue
116 / 338
15 / 105
29.12% In opposition
  Taiwan Kuomintang
中國國民黨
KMT   Blue
52 / 113
Unicameral legislature only 46.02% In opposition
  Chile National Renewal
Renovación Nacional
RN   Blue
  Red
23 / 155
11 / 50
20.83% In opposition
  El Salvador Nationalist Republican Alliance
Alianza Republicana Nacionalista
ARENA   Blue
  White
  Red
14 / 84
Unicameral legislature only 41.67% In opposition
  India Bharatiya Janata Party BJP   Saffron
290 / 543
93 / 245
50.50% In government
  Indonesia National Awakening
Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa
PKB   Green
58 / 575
Nonpartisan chamber 8.40% In government
  Japan Liberal Democratic
自由民主党
LDP   Red (official)
  Green (customary)
260 / 465
118 / 245
69.09% In government
  South Korea People Power
국민의힘
PPP   Red
109 / 300
Unicameral legislature only 36.33% In government
  Maldives Democratic
ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ
MDP   Yellow
65 / 87
Unicameral legislature only 74.71% In government
  Mongolia Democratic
Монголын Ардчилсан Нам
AN   Sky blue
9 / 76
Unicameral legislature only 11.84% In opposition
  Nepal Rastriya Prajatantra
राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी
RPP   Gold
14 / 275
0 / 59
5.09% In opposition
  New Zealand National
Rōpū Nāhinara o Aotearoa
NAT   Blue
49 / 123
Unicameral legislature only 39.83% In government
  Philippines Nacionalista
Partido Nacionalista
NP   Light green
37 / 316
4 / 24
18.22% In government
  Sri Lanka United National
එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය
ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி
UNP   Green
1 / 225
Unicameral legislature only 0.44% In government
  Thailand Democrat
พรรคประชาธิปัตย์
DEM   Light blue
25 / 500
Nonpartisan chamber 5.00% In opposition
  United States Republican R/GOP   Red
222 / 435
49 / 100
47.10% In opposition

External links edit

  • APDU at the UDI site

References edit

  1. ^ iamdesign (2018-02-01). "Members International Democracy Union". Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  2. ^ iamdesign (2018-02-16). "Ranil Wickremesinghe International Democracy Union". Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  3. ^ "Asia Pacific Democrat Union UIA Yearbook Profile Union of International Associations". uia.org. Retrieved 2022-03-22.