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Senanayake</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">6 September 1946<span class="noprint"> (78 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1946-09-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Merger of</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Ceylon_National_Congress" title="Ceylon National Congress">Ceylon National Congress</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Sinhala_Maha_Sabha" title="Sinhala Maha Sabha">Sinhala Maha Sabha</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Sirikotha" title="Sirikotha">Sirikotha</a>, 400 Kotte Road, Pitakotte, <a href="/wiki/Sri_Jayawardenapura" class="mw-redirect" title="Sri Jayawardenapura">Sri Jayawardenapura</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Youth_wing" title="Youth wing">Youth wing</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">National Youth Front</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Professional Wing</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Young Professionals Organization of the United National Party</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_ideologies" title="List of political ideologies">Ideology</a></th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_conservatism" title="Liberal conservatism">Liberal conservatism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Economic_liberalism" title="Economic liberalism">Economic liberalism</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Political_spectrum" title="Political spectrum">Political position</a></th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Centre-right_politics" title="Centre-right politics">Centre-right</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">National affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/United_National_Front_(Sri_Lanka)" title="United National Front (Sri Lanka)">United National Front</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2001–2020)</span><br /> <a href="/wiki/New_Democratic_Front_(Sri_Lanka)" title="New Democratic Front (Sri Lanka)">New Democratic Front</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2010, 2015, since 2024)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Regional affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Asia_Pacific_Democrat_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Asia Pacific Democrat Union">Asia Pacific Democrat Union</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">International affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/International_Democracy_Union" title="International Democracy Union">International Democracy Union</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Colors</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#07AF14; 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border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 0.04%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 0.8em;">Election symbol</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><small>Elephant</small><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_National_Party_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/United_National_Party_logo.png/125px-United_National_Party_logo.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/United_National_Party_logo.png/188px-United_National_Party_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/United_National_Party_logo.png/250px-United_National_Party_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="345" data-file-height="288" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 0.8em;">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.unp.lk">www<wbr />.unp<wbr />.lk</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="padding-top:0;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-top:0.3em; border-top:2px solid #07AF14;"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Politics of Sri Lanka">Politics of Sri Lanka</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Sri_Lanka" title="List of political parties in Sri Lanka">Political parties</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Elections in Sri Lanka">Elections</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>United National Party</b> (<b>UNP</b>; <a href="/wiki/Sinhala_language" title="Sinhala language">Sinhala</a>: <span lang="si">එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය</span>, <small>romanized: </small><span title="Sinhala-language romanization"><i lang="si-Latn">Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya</i></span>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>: <span lang="ta">ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி</span>, <small>romanized: </small><span title="Tamil-language romanization"><i lang="ta-Latn">Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci</i></span>) is a <a href="/wiki/Centre-right_politics" title="Centre-right politics">centre-right</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Political_party" title="Political party">political party</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/President_of_Sri_Lanka" title="President of Sri Lanka">executive presidency</a> from its formation in 1978 until 1994 and again from 2022 to 2024. </p><p>The UNP has been led by former President <a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a> since 1994.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party is a member of the <a href="/wiki/International_Democracy_Union" title="International Democracy Union">International Democracy Union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formation_(1946–1952)"><span id="Formation_.281946.E2.80.931952.29"></span>Formation (1946–1952)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Formation (1946–1952)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_(1884-1952).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_%281884-1952%29.jpg/220px-Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_%281884-1952%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="263" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_%281884-1952%29.jpg/330px-Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_%281884-1952%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_%281884-1952%29.jpg/440px-Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_%281884-1952%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4232" data-file-height="5060" /></a><figcaption>D. S. Senanayake, the founder of the party</figcaption></figure> <p>The UNP was founded by <a href="/wiki/Don_Stephen_Senanayake" class="mw-redirect" title="Don Stephen Senanayake">Don Stephen Senanayake</a> in 1946 by amalgamating three right-leaning, pro-dominion parties from the majority <a href="/wiki/Sinhalese_people" title="Sinhalese people">Sinhalese</a> community and minority <a href="/wiki/Tamil_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil people">Tamil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> communities.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Senanayake had earlier resigned from the <a href="/wiki/Ceylon_National_Congress" title="Ceylon National Congress">Ceylon National Congress</a> due to its revised aim in achieving independence from the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The UNP represented the business community and the landed gentry, though Senanayake appealed to landless people by adopting populist policies.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> His agricultural policies allowed many landless people to relocate under productive colonization schemes,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (April 2021)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> which resulted in Sri Lankan agricultural production rising. Senanayake became popular enough to be called the "father of the nation".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Senanayake refused a knighthood, but maintained good relations with Britain and was a <a href="/wiki/Privy_Counsellor_(GB)" class="mw-redirect" title="Privy Counsellor (GB)">Privy Counsellor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He launched major irrigation and hydro-power projects such as the Gal Oya project (which relocated over 250,000 people<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), <a href="/wiki/Udawalawe_Dam" title="Udawalawe Dam">Udawalawa tank</a>, Senanayaka tank, and several other multipurpose projects. He also renovated historic sites in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa and played a major role in the <a href="/wiki/Colombo_plan" class="mw-redirect" title="Colombo plan">Colombo plan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-OSN_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OSN-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his tenure, free education commenced and the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Peradeniya" title="University of Peradeniya">University of Peradeniya</a> opened.<sup id="cite_ref-OSN_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OSN-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, his government proceeded to disenfranchise the plantation workers of <a href="/wiki/Indians_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Indians in Sri Lanka">Indian descent</a>, the Indian Tamils, using the <a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Citizenship_Act" title="Ceylon Citizenship Act">Ceylon Citizenship Act</a> of 1948 and the Parliamentary Elections Amendment Act of 1949. These measures were intended primarily to electorally undermine the Left.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dudley_Senanayake_era_(1952–1953)"><span id="Dudley_Senanayake_era_.281952.E2.80.931953.29"></span>Dudley Senanayake era (1952–1953)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Dudley Senanayake era (1952–1953)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In July 1951, long-standing UNP stalwart <a href="/wiki/Solomon_West_Ridgeway_Dias_Bandaranaike" class="mw-redirect" title="Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike">Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike</a>, a Buddhist nationalist leader known for his centre-left views, quit the UNP to found the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party" title="Sri Lanka Freedom Party">Sri Lanka Freedom Party</a> (SLFP) as a balancing force between the UNP and Marxist parties.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In March 1952, Prime Minister Senanayake died in a riding accident and was succeeded by his son <a href="/wiki/Dudley_Senanayake" title="Dudley Senanayake">Dudley Senanayake</a>. </p><p>During his tenure, Dudley Senanayake launched several projects to further develop the agricultural sector and was termed "Bath Dun Piya" (English: the father who offered free rice to the nation).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To improve the agricultural sector, he created Bathalegoda Paddy research centre, Thalawakele Tea research centre and Lunuwila Coconut research centre.<sup id="cite_ref-OSN_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OSN-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also founded <a href="/wiki/University_of_Moratuwa" title="University of Moratuwa">Moratuwa University</a>, Ampara Higher Technology Institution, and many technical colleges.<sup id="cite_ref-OSN_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OSN-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this period, <a href="/wiki/Buddhasravaka_Bhiksu_University" title="Buddhasravaka Bhiksu University">Bhikku University</a> commenced and <a href="/wiki/Poya_day" class="mw-redirect" title="Poya day">Poya</a> was declared a government-recognized holiday.<sup id="cite_ref-OSN_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OSN-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kotelawala_era_(1953–1958)"><span id="Kotelawala_era_.281953.E2.80.931958.29"></span>Kotelawala era (1953–1958)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Kotelawala era (1953–1958)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The UNP attempted to reduce the rice ration, resulting in the <a href="/wiki/Hartal_1953" class="mw-redirect" title="Hartal 1953">1953 Hartal</a> (general strike and protest), which led to the resignation of Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake. He was succeeded by his cousin, Colonel <a href="/wiki/John_Kotelawala" title="John Kotelawala">Sir John Kotelawala</a>, who launched several major power generation and infrastructure projects. These include: the Lakshapana hydropower project; Bambalapitiya, a housing project for the homeless; modernizing of the <a href="/wiki/Ratmalana_Airport" title="Ratmalana Airport">Ratmalana Airport</a>; construction of the Kelaniya Bridge; and the development of Buddhist religious sites.<sup id="cite_ref-OSN_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OSN-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There was growing disaffection with the UNP particularly because of its support of <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Religion in Sri Lanka">minority religious groups</a> – most notably <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Catholic Church in Sri Lanka">Catholics</a> – to the consternation of the predominantly <a href="/wiki/Buddhism_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Buddhism in Sri Lanka">Buddhist</a> <a href="/wiki/Sinhalese_people" title="Sinhalese people">Sinhalese</a>. Bandaranaike was able to take advantage and lead the SLFP to victory in the 1956 elections, while the UNP returned only eight members to parliament. Kotelawala stepped down as party leader and went into self-imposed exile in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_Dudley_Senanayake_era_(1958–1972)"><span id="Second_Dudley_Senanayake_era_.281958.E2.80.931972.29"></span>Second Dudley Senanayake era (1958–1972)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Second Dudley Senanayake era (1958–1972)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bandaranaike passed the controversial <a href="/wiki/Sinhala_Only_Act" title="Sinhala Only Act">Sinhala Only Act</a>, which led to communal clashes in 1958. Dudley Senanayake retook party leadership, and the UNP held power for three months in <a href="/wiki/March_1960_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1960</a>. The UNP entered a coalition with the <a href="/wiki/Mahajana_Eksath_Peramuna" title="Mahajana Eksath Peramuna">Mahajana Eksath Peramuna</a> and the Tamil ethnic <a href="/wiki/Federal_Party_(Sri_Lanka)" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Party (Sri Lanka)">Federal Party</a> which took power in <a href="/wiki/1965_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="1965 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1965</a> under Dudley Senanayake. The coalition lost in a <a href="/wiki/1970_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="1970 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1970 landslide</a> to the <a href="/wiki/United_Front_(Sri_Lanka)" title="United Front (Sri Lanka)">United Front</a> alliance of the SLFP with <a href="/wiki/Marxist_Party" title="Marxist Party">Marxist Parties</a>. A bitter leadership battle in the UNP developed between the populist Dudley Senanayake and the more conservative <a href="/wiki/Junius_Richard_Jayewardene" class="mw-redirect" title="Junius Richard Jayewardene">Junius Richard Jayewardene</a>, a strong supporter of free-market and pro-<a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> policies. The latter was nicknamed as "Yankee Dickey".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>During the tenure of Dudley Senanayake, <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> education was made compulsory.<sup id="cite_ref-OSN_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OSN-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jayawardene_era_(1972–1988)"><span id="Jayawardene_era_.281972.E2.80.931988.29"></span>Jayawardene era (1972–1988)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Jayawardene era (1972–1988)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Junius_Richard_Jayawardana_(1906-1996).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Junius_Richard_Jayawardana_%281906-1996%29.jpg/220px-Junius_Richard_Jayawardana_%281906-1996%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="301" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Junius_Richard_Jayawardana_%281906-1996%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="294" data-file-height="402" /></a><figcaption>First Executive President of Sri Lanka, J. R. Jayawardana</figcaption></figure> <p>After Dudley Senanayake's death in 1973, Jayewardene became the leader of the UNP and reorganized the party at the grassroots level. </p><p>The United Front faced general disaffection from its economic policies and its brutal crackdown against a 1971 Marxist–Leninist insurrection by the <a href="/wiki/Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna" title="Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna">Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna</a> (JVP). The UNP, which promised each person with an 8-pound (3.6 kg) cereal ration, returned to power in 1977 with an unprecedented five-sixths majority in parliament. </p><p>Jayewardene was elected president by Parliament and, in 1978, introduced a new <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Constitution of Sri Lanka">constitution</a> which transformed the presidency into an executive post with sweeping powers.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The UNP opened the economy and made sweeping policy changes.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_weasel_words" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Avoid weasel words"><span title="Who says this? (April 2021)">weasel words</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/Free-trade_zone" title="Free-trade zone">Free-trade zones</a> such as in <a href="/wiki/Katunayake" title="Katunayake">Katunayaka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Biyagama" title="Biyagama">Biyagama</a> attracted foreign investment and generated employment. The government undertook massive development work to promote hydroelectricity and agriculture. Reservoirs were built at <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Dam_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Victoria Dam (Sri Lanka)">Victoria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randenigala_Reservoir" class="mw-redirect" title="Randenigala Reservoir">Randenigala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rantembe_Dam" title="Rantembe Dam">Rantambe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kotmale_Dam" title="Kotmale Dam">Kotmale</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Maduru_Oya_Dam" title="Maduru Oya Dam">Maduru Oya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lunugamwehera" title="Lunugamwehera">Lunugamwehera</a> reservoirs were reconstructed. He awarded "Swarnabhoomi" land deeds to people and established administration centres such as Isurupaya and Sethsiripaya to create the new administrative capital in <a href="/wiki/Sri_Jayawardenepura_Kotte" title="Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte">Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte</a>, where a new <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Parliament_Building" title="Sri Lankan Parliament Building">Parliament Building</a> was constructed.<sup id="cite_ref-OSN_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OSN-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In schools, the Mahapola scholarship programme was launched, free school books were provided, and information technology was introduced. Jayawardene's administration created the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Ruhuna" title="University of Ruhuna">University of Ruhuna</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eastern_University,_Sri_Lanka" title="Eastern University, Sri Lanka">Eastern University</a> as well as the medical faculty of <a href="/wiki/Jaffna_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaffna University">Jaffna university</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OSN_9-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OSN-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bandaranayake_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Bandaranayake International Airport">Bandaranayake International Airport</a> was modernized and <a href="/wiki/Air_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Lanka">Air Lanka</a> was created. He also modernized the military and created the Police Special Task Force.<sup id="cite_ref-OSN_9-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OSN-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1987, the <a href="/wiki/Military_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Sri Lanka">Sri Lankan military</a> had cornered the <a href="/wiki/Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam" title="Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam">Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam</a> (LTTE)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (September 2021)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> in Jaffna and were confident of bringing an end to the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war" title="Sri Lankan civil war">civil war</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="Statement needs to be more specific about the content to which it refers. (September 2021)">specify</span></a></i>]</sup> However, due to internal pressure, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Poomalai" title="Operation Poomalai">airdropped supplies</a> to the besieged LTTE.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Premadasa_era_(1988–1993)"><span id="Premadasa_era_.281988.E2.80.931993.29"></span>Premadasa era (1988–1993)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Premadasa era (1988–1993)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jayewardene retired in 1988 and was succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Ranasinghe_Premadasa" title="Ranasinghe Premadasa">Ranasinghe Premadasa</a>, a populist leader from the lower class known for his anti-Indian sentiment. After he was <a href="/wiki/1988_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="1988 Sri Lankan presidential election">elected as president in 1988</a>, he launched the Million Houses Programme for the homeless and started the 'Village Re-Awakening Movement' (Gam Udawa) to develop rural areas across the country. Premadasa's people-oriented programs include the <a href="/wiki/Janasaviya" title="Janasaviya">Janasaviya</a>, the Garment Factories Programme, and decentralization of the administration to Divisional Secretariats. He also created the National Housing Development Authority, Urban Development Authority, Central Environmental Authority, Janasaviya Trust Fund, Housing Development Finance Corporation and the Institute for Construction Training and Development.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite these developments, many of his political enemies "disappeared" during his reign, most notably the journalist <a href="/wiki/Richard_de_Zoysa" title="Richard de Zoysa">Richard de Zoysa</a>. In 1993, Premadasa was assassinated by LTTE suicide cadres at a <a href="/wiki/May_Day" title="May Day">May Day</a> rally. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wickremesinghe_era">Wickremesinghe era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Wickremesinghe era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg/200px-Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="262" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg/300px-Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg/400px-Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="502" data-file-height="658" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a>, the current and longest-serving leader of the UNP, in office since 1994</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Opposition_(1994–2001)"><span id="Opposition_.281994.E2.80.932001.29"></span>Opposition (1994–2001)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Opposition (1994–2001)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/United_National_Party" title="Special:EditPage/United National Party">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the 1994 election, the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Alliance_(Sri_Lanka)" title="People's Alliance (Sri Lanka)">People's Alliance</a> gained control of parliament after 17 years of unbroken UNP rule. While in opposition, many of UNP stalwarts were killed by an LTTE suicide terrorist attack including presidential candidate <a href="/wiki/Gamini_Dissanayake" title="Gamini Dissanayake">Gamini Dissanayake</a>. Party leadership was passed to Jayewardene's nephew, <a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a>, a relatively young politician with pro-western views and a penchant for neoliberal economic policies.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="In_government_(2001–2004)"><span id="In_government_.282001.E2.80.932004.29"></span>In government (2001–2004)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: In government (2001–2004)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/United_National_Party" title="Special:EditPage/United National Party">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">May 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>By 2001 the country was facing the worst economic downturn since independence, with rising inflation and a power crisis. GDP was shrinking by 2.5%. The SLFP government fell on a no-confidence motion by the opposition, which prompted President Kumaratunga to call for early elections. Wickremesinghe secured the support of former government notables, including former Kumaratunga confidants, <a href="/wiki/G._L._Peiris" title="G. L. Peiris">G. L. Peiris</a>, and <a href="/wiki/S._B._Dissanayake" title="S. B. Dissanayake">S. B. Dissanayake</a>, who would later become important members of the party. On a platform of peace with LTTE and economic resurgence, the UNP returned to power in the 2001 election, taking all but one district. Wickremesinghe became prime minister of a "co-habitation" government with President Kumaratunga. </p><p>Within two months into his premiership, Wickremesinghe signed a pivotal ceasefire agreement with the LTTE. The agreement was followed by intense peace negotiations towards a solution to the ethnic conflict. During <a href="/wiki/Eelam_War_III" title="Eelam War III">Eelam War III</a>, which followed as the negotiations were not yet complete, the LTTE proceeded to seize territories that it had lost. </p><p>The UNP government maintained strict fiscal discipline and market-friendly policies, which led to economic recovery, large-scale investment, and rapid economic growth. The government created key economic institutions such as the Board of Investment, the Ministry for Small and Rural Enterprises, and the Information Communication Technology Agency. Economic growth continued to accelerate, reaching almost 6% at the end of 2003, while inflation was at an all-time low of under 2%. Many local and foreign experts believed that Sri Lanka could reach double-digit economic growth within a few years. </p><p>However, cease-fire breaches by the LTTE, including the constant stream of assassinations of military spies, emboldedend nationalistic and extremist factions such as the JVP and its cover organizations to organise protests. They tried to convince the public that Wickremesinghe was giving too much away to the LTTE. Hardline Sinhalese Buddhist organizations such as the Sinhala Urumaya (Sinhalese Heritage) criticized the government for this and for allegedly pandering to western <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Christianity" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Christianity">evangelical Christian</a> organizations, endangering Buddhism. The Sinhala Urumaya later rename themselves as <a href="/wiki/Jathika_Hela_Urumaya" title="Jathika Hela Urumaya">Jathika Hela Urumaya</a> (National Sinhalese Heritage) and put forward Buddhist monks to contest elections. </p><p>In late 2003 the president took over the National Lotteries Board. The UNP blocked this move by surrounding the government press so that the gazette could not be printed. As a retaliatory move, the president then took over the ministries of Mass Communications, Defence, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, while Prime Minister Wickremesinghe was visiting <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> in Washington DC. Kumaratunga and her confidants launched a massive media attack on their nominal partners, branding Wickremesinghe as a traitor and accusing the UNP government of "selling" national heritage sites to foreigners.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Opposition_(2004–2015)"><span id="Opposition_.282004.E2.80.932015.29"></span>Opposition (2004–2015)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Opposition (2004–2015)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Early in 2004, the SLFP and JVP formed the <a href="/wiki/United_People%27s_Freedom_Alliance" title="United People's Freedom Alliance">United People's Freedom Alliance</a> (UPFA), marking the beginning of the end for the UNP government. In February 2004, within 24 hours of delivering a speech for national unity, Kumaratunga dissolved parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-Andersen_2004_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Andersen_2004-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the subsequent <a href="/wiki/2004_Sri_Lankan_legislative_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Sri Lankan legislative election">election</a> on 2 April 2004, the UNP was defeated by the UPFA. Wickremesinghe remained as leader of the UNP.<sup id="cite_ref-Ratnayake_2005_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ratnayake_2005-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2005_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2005 Sri Lankan presidential election">presidential election</a> of 17 November 2005, Wickremesinghe, came second with 48.43% of the vote. It is widely believed that if not for the boycott of the polls in the North and parts of the East, allegedly due to LTTE intimidation, Wickramsinghe would have won, though he was unable to gain the trust of the bulk of the majority Sinhalese community.<sup id="cite_ref-Ratnayake_2005_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ratnayake_2005-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early 2007, 18 senior members of the UNP joined President <a href="/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa" title="Mahinda Rajapaksa">Mahinda Rajapaksa</a>'s ruling coalition, receiving ministerial positions. This resulted in a state of political unrest, as the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the President and the UNP leader in late 2006 was read as no longer valid. This incident, generally recorded in the press as <a href="/wiki/Crossing_the_floor" title="Crossing the floor">'crossovers'</a>, also resulted in a state where a number of senior officials expressed concern over the 'jumbo cabinet'. On 9 February 2007, the president sacked three ministers for their remarks against the new political configuration. </p><p>UNP and twelve other opposition parties in parliament signed an opposition alliance on 3 November 2009. </p><p>After winning the 30-year long war against LTTE in 2009, President Rajapaksa called for an early <a href="/wiki/2010_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2010 Sri Lankan presidential election">presidential election in 2010</a>. UNP and JVP backed <a href="/wiki/Sarath_Fonseka" title="Sarath Fonseka">General Sarath Fonseka</a> as presidential candidate. This was the first time UNP backed a non-UNP member for president. However, Rajapaksa won the election with 57.88% of the popular vote. In April, Rajapaksa called for a <a href="/wiki/2010_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">general election</a> and UPFA won a majority of 144 seats while UNF received 60 seats.<sup id="cite_ref-Ratnayake_2010_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ratnayake_2010-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="In_government_(2015–2019)"><span id="In_government_.282015.E2.80.932019.29"></span>In government (2015–2019)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: In government (2015–2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Sirisena_cabinet" class="mw-disambig" title="Sirisena cabinet">Sirisena cabinet</a> and <a href="/wiki/15th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="15th Parliament of Sri Lanka">15th Parliament of Sri Lanka</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2018_Sri_Lankan_local_elections" title="2018 Sri Lankan local elections">2018 Sri Lankan local elections</a></div> <p>President Rajapaksa, seeking a third term, called for an early <a href="/wiki/2015_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2015 Sri Lankan presidential election">election</a> in 2015. UNP and several other parties backed SLFP's general secretary and health minister, <a href="/wiki/Maithripala_Sirisena" title="Maithripala Sirisena">Maithripala Sirisena</a>, as common candidate. Sirisena emerged victorious with 51.28% of the popular vote in an election which saw a record turnout of 81.52%. Sirisena was sworn in as executive president while Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as prime minister.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 70% of the ministerial posts in the <a href="/wiki/First_Sirisena_cabinet" title="First Sirisena cabinet">Sirisena cabinet</a> went to the UNP and Minister <a href="/wiki/Lakshman_Kiriella" title="Lakshman Kiriella">Lakshman Kiriella</a> was appointed the leader of the house. The new government presented a budget to parliament two weeks later, giving benefits including a 10,000 <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_rupee" title="Sri Lankan rupee">Sri Lankan rupees</a> pay hike and reduced prices on 13 goods. The National Medicine Regulatory Authority Bill was passed, providing for the establishment of a regulatory authority to be known as the National Medicines Regulatory Authority. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was approved by the Cabinet at an emergency Cabinet meeting on 16 March 2015.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>UNP won a majority of seats (106) in the 2015 general elections and Wickremesinghe was appointed prime minister. UNP signed a <a href="/wiki/Memorandum_of_understanding" title="Memorandum of understanding">memorandum of understanding</a> with SLFP for a <a href="/wiki/National_unity_government" title="National unity government">national unity government</a>, and Wickremesinghe made cabinet appointments from both parties.<sup id="cite_ref-PM-Wick_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM-Wick-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The unity government would last for at least 2 years, in order to address unresolved issues from the 30-year Sri Lanka Civil War.<sup id="cite_ref-PM-Wick_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM-Wick-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wickremesinghe asked parliament for permission to exceed the constitutional limitation of 30 cabinet ministers.<sup id="cite_ref-ConstitutionNet_2015_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ConstitutionNet_2015-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dailymirror.lk_2015_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dailymirror.lk_2015-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This motion was approved by the parliament with 143 in favour, 16 against and 63 absent.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The popularity of the government declined, and UNP suffered a defeat in the <a href="/wiki/2018_Sri_Lankan_local_elections" title="2018 Sri Lankan local elections">2018 local authority elections</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were only able to secure 34 of 340 councils while <a href="/wiki/Mahinda_Rajapaksa" title="Mahinda Rajapaksa">Mahinda Rajapaksa</a>'s proxy <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Podujana_Peramuna" title="Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna">Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna</a> (SLPP) won 231 councils. UNP secured only 29.42% against the 40.47% of the SLPP and the 12.10% of the SLFP.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Split_and_total_collapse_in_opposition_(2019–2022)"><span id="Split_and_total_collapse_in_opposition_.282019.E2.80.932022.29"></span>Split and total collapse in opposition (2019–2022)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Split and total collapse in opposition (2019–2022)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2019_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2019 Sri Lankan presidential election">2019 Sri Lankan presidential election</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Samagi_Jana_Balawegaya" title="Samagi Jana Balawegaya">Samagi Jana Balawegaya</a></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2019_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2019 Sri Lankan presidential election">2019 presidential election</a>, the UNP nominated <a href="/wiki/Sajith_Premadasa" title="Sajith Premadasa">Sajith Premadasa</a> as its candidate after much delay due to internal conflicts. Premadasa was defeated by <a href="/wiki/Gotabaya_Rajapaksa" title="Gotabaya Rajapaksa">Gotabaya Rajapaksa</a>, who gained 52.25% of the votes against 41.99% by Premadasa. Premadasa was chosen by the party to serve as opposition leader until fresh elections were called in April 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The party had a major split in early 2020 when its working committee became divided over a new alliance that it had previously approved. Leadership of the alliance was given to its deputy leader, the popular Sajith Premadasa. Over three-quarters of the parliamentary group refused to sign nominations from the party, instead making nominations under the <a href="/wiki/Samagi_Jana_Balawegaya" title="Samagi Jana Balawegaya">Samagi Jana Balawegaya</a> (English: Peace People's Power, SJB) alliance.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result, ninety-nine of the party's seniors were suspended from its membership.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Party supporters moved to the new alliance, along with supporting minority parties.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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For the first time, it almost failed to win a single seat in parliament, having only gained one <a href="/wiki/Appointed_and_National_List_Member_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Appointed and National List Member of Parliament">national list seat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the party's defeat in the parliamentary elections, Wickremesinghe indicated on several occasions his willingness to step down as party leader after serving for more than 25 years. He declared that the party would wait with appointing the sole national seat until the new leader would be selected so that he or she could be represented in parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he failed to follow up on his original statements and Wickremesinghe continuously postponed the decision on the two positions. 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Bank of Sri Lanka bond scandal">Central Bank bond scandal</a></li> <li>anti-Muslim riots <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_anti-Muslim_riots_in_Sri_Lanka" title="2018 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_anti-Muslim_riots_in_Sri_Lanka" title="2019 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka">2019</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sri_Lankan_constitutional_crisis" title="2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis">2018 constitutional crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Sri_Lanka_Easter_bombings" title="2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings">2019 Easter bombings</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2019 Sri Lankan presidential election">2019 presidential election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2020 parliamentary election</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/16th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="16th Parliament of Sri Lanka">16th parliament</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_economic_crisis_(2019%E2%80%93present)" title="Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–present)">Economic crisis (2019–present)</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Causes</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content plainlist" style="text-align:mid"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Sri_Lanka" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka">COVID-19 pandemic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_economic_crisis_(2019%E2%80%93present)#Tax_cuts_and_money_creation" title="Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–present)">Tax cuts and money creation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gotabaya_Rajapaksa#Agricultural_catastrophe" title="Gotabaya Rajapaksa">Agricultural catastrophe</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lankan_foreign_exchange_crisis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sri Lankan foreign exchange crisis (page does not exist)">Foreign exchange crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_energy_crisis_(2021%E2%80%932023)" title="Global energy crisis (2021–2023)">Global energy crisis</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Effects</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content plainlist" style="text-align:mid"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_political_crisis" title="2022 Sri Lankan political crisis">Political crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_and_the_International_Monetary_Fund" title="Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund">IMF loan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_Sri_Lanka" title="Poverty in Sri Lanka">Poverty</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_political_crisis" title="2022 Sri Lankan political crisis">Political crisis (2022–present)</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Opponents & demands</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content plainlist" style="text-align:mid"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><b>Opponents</b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rajapaksa_family" title="Rajapaksa family">Rajapaksa family</a> & <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Podujana_Peramuna" title="Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna">SLPP</a> politicians</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a> & <a class="mw-selflink selflink">UNP</a> politicians</li></ul> <ul><li><b>Demands</b></li></ul> <p>1. Resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa 2. Accountability for corruption 3. Economic reforms 4. Access to essential services 5. Political reforms 6. Youth participation </p> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protests" title="2022 Sri Lankan protests">Protests</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content plainlist" style="text-align:mid"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Occupy_Galle_Face" class="mw-redirect" title="Occupy Galle Face">Occupy Galle Face</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gotagogama" class="mw-redirect" title="Gotagogama">Gotagogama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protests#Mynagogama" title="2022 Sri Lankan protests">Mynagogama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protests#Black_Monday_attacks_on_protesters" title="2022 Sri Lankan protests">Black Monday attacks on protesters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protests#Resignation_of_Mahinda_Rajapaksa" title="2022 Sri Lankan protests">Resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protests#9_July:_Storming_of_President's_House" title="2022 Sri Lankan protests">Storming of President's House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exile_of_Gotabaya_Rajapaksa" title="Exile of Gotabaya Rajapaksa">Flight & Exile of Gotabaya Rajapaksa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protests#Departures_to_foreign_states" title="2022 Sri Lankan protests">Flight of Rajapaksa family and associates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe#Crackdown_on_anti-government_protests" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Crackdown on protests</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Government overthrow</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content plainlist" style="text-align:mid"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/16th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="16th Parliament of Sri Lanka">16th Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gotabaya_Rajapaksa#Presidency_(2019–2022)" title="Gotabaya Rajapaksa">Rajapaksa Administration</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Gotabaya_Rajapaksa_cabinet" title="First Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet">Rajapaksa cabinet I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Gotabaya_Rajapaksa_cabinet" title="Second Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet">II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Gotabaya_Rajapaksa_cabinet" title="Third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet">III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Gotabaya_Rajapaksa_cabinet" title="Fourth Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet">IV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2022 Sri Lankan presidential election">2022 Presidential election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe#Presidency_(2022–2024)" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe Administration</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wickremesinghe_cabinet" title="Wickremesinghe cabinet">Wickremesinghe cabinet</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Elections of 2024</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content plainlist" style="text-align:mid"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2024_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2024 Sri Lankan presidential election">2024 Presidential</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Dissanayake_cabinet" title="First Dissanayake cabinet">Dissanayake cabinet</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2024 parliamentary</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/17th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="17th Parliament of Sri Lanka">17th Parliament</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Elpitiya_Pradeshiya_Sabha_election" title="2024 Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha election">2024 Elpitiya</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Legacy</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Legacy</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content plainlist" style="text-align:mid"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Art_of_the_Aragalaya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Art of the Aragalaya (page does not exist)">Art of the Aragalaya</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below hlist" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid; border-bottom:#aaa 1px solid;"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_coloured_voting_box.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/16px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/24px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/32px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></a></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Politics" title="Portal:Politics">Politics</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/16px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/24px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/32px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Sri_Lanka" title="Portal:Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Aragalaya" title="Template:Aragalaya"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Aragalaya" title="Template talk:Aragalaya"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Aragalaya" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Aragalaya"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Due to the worsening <a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_protests" title="2022 Sri Lankan protests">economic crisis and widespread protests in 2022</a>, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who wished to form a government of national unity, invited Wickremesinghe to once again assume the office of Prime Minister as a reconciliatory effort towards the opposition. The relevant parties represented in parliament, Samagi Jana Banawegaya and Tamil National Alliance, refused to take up portfolios in such a cabinet, however they offered conditional support to policies aimed at reviving the economy. Wickremesinghe became Prime Minister despite his party having only one seat in parliament, a first in Sri Lankan parliamentary history. </p><p>On 9 July 2022, protestors stormed and occupied the <a href="/wiki/President%27s_House,_Colombo" title="President's House, Colombo">presidential residence</a> as economic conditions got worse.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wickremesinghe agreed to resign<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed to resign on the 13th.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, on the morning of 13 July, Rajapaksa fled the country, accompanied by his spouse and a personal security detail, to the <a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a>. The Speaker of Parliament announced in the afternoon that President Rajapaksa appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president in his absence. Protesters stormed the office of the Prime Minister demanding his resignation. The next day, Rajapaksa emailed a letter of resignation to the <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">Speaker of the Parliament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 15 July, the Speaker <a href="/wiki/Mahinda_Yapa_Abeywardena" title="Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena">Mahinda Yapa Abewardhana</a> announced the official resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ranil Wickremesinghe was officially sworn in as the acting president, and was later <a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2022 Sri Lankan presidential election">elected</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Parliament of Sri Lanka">Parliament of Sri Lanka</a> to complete the remainder of Rajapaksa's term.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As Wickremesinghe's term was coming to an end in 2024, there were many speculations whether Wickremesinghe would run for a term of his own right in the <a href="/wiki/2024_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2024 Sri Lankan presidential election">2024 presidential election</a>. By mid-2024, Wickremesinghe himself was hinting that he would run for re-election. As the election was called in August 2024, Wickremesinghe announced that he would run for re-election as an independent candidate.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was endorsed by the UNP and a breakaway faction of <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Podujana_Peramuna" title="Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna">Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was also endorsed by several minor parties which had endorsed Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2019, such as the <a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Workers%27_Congress" title="Ceylon Workers' Congress">Ceylon Workers' Congress</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Eelam_People%27s_Democratic_Party" title="Eelam People's Democratic Party">Eelam People's Democratic Party</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Mahajana_Eksath_Peramuna" title="Mahajana Eksath Peramuna">Mahajana Eksath Peramuna</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was Wickremesinghe's third bid for the presidency, and his first time not running as a candidate of the UNP. </p><p>Wickremesinghe was eliminated at the end of the first phase of the vote counting, finishing in third place with only 17.27% of the vote, compared to NPP candidate <a href="/wiki/Anura_Kumara_Dissanayake" title="Anura Kumara Dissanayake">Anura Kumara Dissanayake</a>'s 42.31% and SJB candidate Sajith Premadasa's 32.76%.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the second preferences count concluded, Anura Kumara Dissanayake was declared the 9th Executive President of Sri Lanka.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wickremesinghe left the Presidential Secretariat on 23 September 2024, allowing for a <a href="/wiki/Peaceful_transition_of_power" title="Peaceful transition of power">peaceful transition of power</a> to Dissanayake, who succeeded him as President. He also stated that he would not run for reelection again following his defeat, as part of the UNP tradition.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="E-membership">E-membership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: E-membership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 23 June 2016, the party launched its e-membership program. The party planned to increase membership by 20% with support from the <a href="/wiki/Google_Play" title="Google Play">Google Play</a> and <a href="/wiki/Apple_Store" title="Apple Store">Apple Store</a> online apps.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presidential">Presidential</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Presidential"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Election year </th> <th>Candidate </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1982_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="1982 Sri Lankan presidential election"><b>1982</b></a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/J._R._Jayewardene" title="J. R. Jayewardene">J. R. Jayewardene</a></b></td> <td align="right"><b>3,450,811</b></td> <td align="right"><b>52.91%</b></td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1988_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="1988 Sri Lankan presidential election"><b>1988</b></a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ranasinghe_Premadasa" title="Ranasinghe Premadasa">Ranasinghe Premadasa</a></b></td> <td align="right"><b>2,569,199</b></td> <td align="right"><b>50.43%</b></td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1994_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="1994 Sri Lankan presidential election"><b>1994</b></a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Srima_Dissanayake" title="Srima Dissanayake">Srima Dissanayake</a></td> <td align="right">2,715,283</td> <td align="right">35.91%</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1999_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="1999 Sri Lankan presidential election"><b>1999</b></a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a></td> <td align="right">3,602,748</td> <td align="right">42.71%</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2005_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2005 Sri Lankan presidential election"><b>2005</b></a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a></td> <td align="right">4,706,366</td> <td align="right">48.43%</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2010_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2010 Sri Lankan presidential election"><b>2010</b></a></td> <td>Supported <a href="/wiki/Sarath_Fonseka" title="Sarath Fonseka">Sarath Fonseka</a></td> <td align="right">4,173,185</td> <td align="right">40.15%</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2015_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2015 Sri Lankan presidential election"><b>2015</b></a></td> <td><b>Supported <a href="/wiki/Maithripala_Sirisena" title="Maithripala Sirisena">Maithripala Sirisena</a></b></td> <td align="right"><b>6,217,162</b></td> <td align="right"><b>51.28%</b></td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2019_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2019 Sri Lankan presidential election"><b>2019</b></a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sajith_Premadasa" title="Sajith Premadasa">Sajith Premadasa</a></td> <td align="right">5,564,239</td> <td align="right">41.99%</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2022 Sri Lankan presidential election"><b>2022</b></a></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a></b></td> <td align="right"><b>134 (E.V)</b></td> <td align="right"><b>61.19%</b></td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2024_Sri_Lankan_presidential_election" title="2024 Sri Lankan presidential election"><b>2024</b></a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">2,299,767</td> <td align="center">17.27%</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Lost </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parliamentary">Parliamentary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Parliamentary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Election year </th> <th>Seats won </th> <th>+/– </th> <th>Leader </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1947_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="1947 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1947</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">42 / 95</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 44%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/D._S._Senanayake" title="D. S. Senanayake">D. S. Senanayake</a> </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Government </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1952_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="1952 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1952</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">54 / 95</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 57%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Senanayake" title="Dudley Senanayake">Dudley Senanayake</a> </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Government </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1956_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="1956 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1956</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">8 / 95</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 46 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Kotelawala" title="John Kotelawala">John Kotelawala</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Opposition </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/March_1960_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1960 (March)</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">50 / 151</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 33%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 42 </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Senanayake" title="Dudley Senanayake">Dudley Senanayake</a> </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Government </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/July_1960_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="July 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1960 (July)</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">30 / 151</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 20%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 20 </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Opposition </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1965_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="1965 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1965</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">66 / 151</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 44%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 36 </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Government </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1970_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="1970 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1970</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">17 / 151</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 11%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 49 </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Opposition </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1977_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">1977</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">140 / 168</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 83%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 123 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junius_Richard_Jayewardene" class="mw-redirect" title="Junius Richard Jayewardene">Junius Richard Jayewardene</a> </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Government </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1989_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">1989</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">125 / 225</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 56%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ranasinghe_Premadasa" title="Ranasinghe Premadasa">Ranasinghe Premadasa</a> </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Government </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/1994_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">1994</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">94 / 225</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 42%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dingiri_Banda_Wijetunga" title="Dingiri Banda Wijetunga">Dingiri Banda Wijetunga</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Opposition </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2000_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2000 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2000</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">89 / 225</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 40%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5 </td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Opposition </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2001_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2001 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2001</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">109 / 225</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 48%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 20 </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Government </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2004_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2004</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">82 / 225</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 36%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 27 </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Opposition </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2010_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2010 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2010</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">60 / 225</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 27%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 22 </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Opposition </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2015_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2015</a> </th> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">106 / 225</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 47%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 46 </td> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Government </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2020_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2020</a> </th> <td rowspan="2"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 225</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #07AF14; width: 0.4%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 105 </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Opposition <small>(2020–2022)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" class="table-yes2">Government <small>(2022–2024)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/2024_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">2024</a> </th> <td colspan="2" align="center">Was part of <br /> <a href="/wiki/New_Democratic_Front_(Sri_Lanka)" title="New Democratic Front (Sri Lanka)">New Democratic Front</a> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Opposition </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leaders">Leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_United_National_Party" title="Leader of the United National Party">Leader of the United National Party</a></div> <p>The United National Party has had seven leaders since 1947. <a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a> has been the leader of the party since 1994. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Portrait</th> <th>Province</th> <th>Periods in party leadership </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/D._S._Senanayake" title="D. S. Senanayake">D. S. Senanayake</a></td> <td> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_(1884-1952).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_%281884-1952%29.jpg/52px-Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_%281884-1952%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="52" height="62" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_%281884-1952%29.jpg/78px-Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_%281884-1952%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_%281884-1952%29.jpg/104px-Official_Photographic_Portrait_of_Don_Stephen_Senanayaka_%281884-1952%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4232" data-file-height="5060" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Western Province, Sri Lanka">Western</a></td> <td>1947–1952 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Senanayake" title="Dudley Senanayake">Dudley Senanayake</a></td> <td> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dudley_Shelton_Senanayaka_(1911-1973).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Dudley_Shelton_Senanayaka_%281911-1973%29.jpg/52px-Dudley_Shelton_Senanayaka_%281911-1973%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="52" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Dudley_Shelton_Senanayaka_%281911-1973%29.jpg/78px-Dudley_Shelton_Senanayaka_%281911-1973%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Dudley_Shelton_Senanayaka_%281911-1973%29.jpg/104px-Dudley_Shelton_Senanayaka_%281911-1973%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="739" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sabaragamuwa_Province,_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka">Sabaragamuwa</a></td> <td>1952–1953, 1956–1973 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Kotelawala" title="John Kotelawala">John Kotelawala</a></td> <td> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Kotelawala_(1951).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/John_Kotelawala_%281951%29.jpg/52px-John_Kotelawala_%281951%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="52" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/John_Kotelawala_%281951%29.jpg/78px-John_Kotelawala_%281951%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/John_Kotelawala_%281951%29.jpg/104px-John_Kotelawala_%281951%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="458" data-file-height="607" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="North Western Province, Sri Lanka">North Western</a></td> <td>1953–1956 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/J._R._Jayewardene" title="J. R. Jayewardene">J. R. Jayewardene</a></td> <td> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:J._R._Jayewardene.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/J._R._Jayewardene.jpg/52px-J._R._Jayewardene.jpg" decoding="async" width="52" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/J._R._Jayewardene.jpg/78px-J._R._Jayewardene.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/J._R._Jayewardene.jpg/104px-J._R._Jayewardene.jpg 2x" data-file-width="339" data-file-height="474" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Western Province, Sri Lanka">Western</a></td> <td>1973–1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ranasinghe_Premadasa" title="Ranasinghe Premadasa">Ranasinghe Premadasa</a></td> <td> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ranasinghe_Premadasa.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Ranasinghe_Premadasa.jpeg/52px-Ranasinghe_Premadasa.jpeg" decoding="async" width="52" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Ranasinghe_Premadasa.jpeg/78px-Ranasinghe_Premadasa.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Ranasinghe_Premadasa.jpeg/104px-Ranasinghe_Premadasa.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="363" data-file-height="479" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Western Province, Sri Lanka">Western</a></td> <td>1989–1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dingiri_Banda_Wijetunga" title="Dingiri Banda Wijetunga">Dingiri Banda Wijetunga</a></td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Central Province, Sri Lanka">Central</a></td> <td>1993–1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a></td> <td> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg/52px-Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg" decoding="async" width="52" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg/78px-Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg/104px-Ranil_Wickremesinghe_before_the_funeral_of_Shinzo_Abe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="502" data-file-height="658" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Western Province, Sri Lanka">Western</a></td> <td>1994–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Deputy_leaders">Deputy leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Deputy leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Below are a few notable deputy leaders of the party. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Karu_Jayasuriya" title="Karu Jayasuriya">Karu Jayasuriya</a> (2008–2011)<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sajith_Premadasa" title="Sajith Premadasa">Sajith Premadasa</a> (2011–2013)</li> <li>Karu Jayasuriya (2013–2014)</li> <li>Sajith Premadasa (2014–2019)<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruwan_Wijewardene" title="Ruwan Wijewardene">Ruwan Wijewardene</a> (2020–present)<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_National_Party&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_United_National_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="General Secretary of the United National Party">General Secretary of the United National Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Politics of Sri Lanka">Politics of Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_parties_in_Sri_Lanka" 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data-file-width="1440" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Social_Christian_Party_(Ecuador)" class="mw-redirect" title="Social Christian Party (Ecuador)">Social Christian Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/El_Salvador" title="El Salvador"><img alt="El Salvador" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/23px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/35px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg/46px-Flag_of_El_Salvador.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1005" data-file-height="567" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Nationalist_Republican_Alliance" title="Nationalist Republican Alliance">Nationalist Republican Alliance</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia"><img alt="Estonia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Flag_of_Estonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="990" data-file-height="630" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Isamaa" title="Isamaa">Isamaa</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland"><img alt="Finland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/New_Patriotic_Party" title="New Patriotic Party">New Patriotic Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece"><img alt="Greece" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Greece.svg/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/New_Democracy_(Greece)" title="New Democracy (Greece)">New Democracy</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Grenada" title="Grenada"><img alt="Grenada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Grenada.svg/23px-Flag_of_Grenada.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Grenada.svg/35px-Flag_of_Grenada.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Grenada.svg/46px-Flag_of_Grenada.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/New_National_Party_(Grenada)" title="New National Party (Grenada)">New National Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala"><img alt="Guatemala" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Flag_of_Guatemala.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guatemala.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/National_Party_of_Honduras" title="National Party of Honduras">National Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary"><img alt="Hungary" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/35px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/46px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Fidesz" title="Fidesz">Fidesz</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland"><img alt="Iceland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1250" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Independence_Party_(Iceland)" title="Independence Party (Iceland)">Independence Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India"><img alt="India" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica"><img alt="Jamaica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/23px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/35px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Jamaica.svg/46px-Flag_of_Jamaica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Labour_Party" title="Jamaica Labour Party">Jamaica Labour Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives"><img alt="Maldives" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/23px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/35px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Flag_of_Maldives.svg/45px-Flag_of_Maldives.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Maldivian_Democratic_Party" title="Maldivian Democratic Party">Maldivian Democratic Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Moldova" title="Moldova"><img alt="Moldova" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/23px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Moldova.svg/35px-Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png 1.5x, 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Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand"><img alt="New Zealand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;padding-left:3.0em;white-space:nowrap;width:10em;"><div> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Nicaragua" title="Nicaragua"><img alt="Nicaragua" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Nicaragua.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nicaragua.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Nicaragua.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nicaragua.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Nicaragua.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nicaragua.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Nicaragua)" title="Conservative Party (Nicaragua)">Conservative Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia" title="North Macedonia"><img alt="North Macedonia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/VMRO-DPMNE" title="VMRO-DPMNE">VMRO–DPMNE</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway"><img alt="Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(Norway)" title="Conservative Party (Norway)">Conservative Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru"><img alt="Peru" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/23px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/35px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/45px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Christian_People%27s_Party_(Peru)" title="Christian People's Party (Peru)">Christian People's Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal"><img alt="Portugal" 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title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela"><img alt="Venezuela" 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/></a></span></span></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Major_party" title="Major party">Major parties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Power" title="National People's Power">NPP</a></b> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Janatha_Vimukthi_Peramuna" title="Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna">Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna</a></b></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Samagi_Jana_Balawegaya" title="Samagi Jana Balawegaya">SJB</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Ceylon_Makkal_Congress" title="All Ceylon Makkal Congress">All Ceylon Makkal Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_People%27s_Congress" title="Freedom People's Congress">Freedom People's Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Muslim_Congress" title="Sri Lanka Muslim Congress">Sri Lanka Muslim Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Progressive_Alliance" title="Tamil Progressive Alliance">Tamil Progressive Alliance</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_People%27s_Front" title="Democratic People's Front">Democratic People's Front</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Workers_(Sri_Lanka)" title="National Union of Workers (Sri Lanka)">National Union of Workers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Up-Country_People%27s_Front" title="Up-Country People's Front">Up-Country People's Front</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(politics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Third party (politics)">Third parties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Ilankai_Tamil_Arasu_Kachchi" title="Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi">Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/New_Democratic_Front_(Sri_Lanka)" title="New Democratic Front (Sri Lanka)">NDF</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Workers%27_Congress" title="Ceylon Workers' Congress">Ceylon Workers' Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahajana_Eksath_Peramuna" title="Mahajana Eksath Peramuna">Mahajana Eksath Peramuna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Unity_Alliance" title="National Unity Alliance">National Unity Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Congress_(Sri_Lanka)" title="National Congress (Sri Lanka)">National Congress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Lanka_Freedom_Party" title="New Lanka Freedom Party">New Lanka Freedom Party</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Freedom_Party" title="Sri Lanka Freedom Party">Sri Lanka Freedom Party</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Mahajana_Pakshaya" title="Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya">Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">United National Party</a></b></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Podujana_Peramuna" title="Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna">Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sarvajana_Balaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarvajana Balaya">Sarvajana Balaya</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mawbima_Janatha_Pakshaya" title="Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya">Mawbima Janatha Pakshaya</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Tamil_National_Alliance" title="Democratic Tamil National Alliance">DTNA</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Liberation_Organisation_of_Tamil_Eelam" title="People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam">People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_People%27s_Liberation_Front" title="Democratic People's Liberation Front">Democratic People's Liberation Front</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Eelam_Liberation_Organization" title="Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization">Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization</a></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Tamil_National_People%27s_Front" title="Tamil National People's Front">TNPF</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/All_Ceylon_Tamil_Congress" title="All Ceylon Tamil Congress">All Ceylon Tamil Congress</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Labour_Party" title="Sri Lanka Labour Party">Sri Lanka Labour Party</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others outside parliament</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bahujana_Nidahas_Peramuna" title="Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna">Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bodu_Jana_Peramuna&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bodu Jana Peramuna (page does not exist)">Bodu Jana Peramuna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Communist_Party_(Maoist)" title="Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)">Ceylon Communist Party (Maoist)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceylon_Democratic_Unity_Alliance" title="Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance">Ceylon Democratic Unity Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Communist Party of Sri Lanka">Communist Party of Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crusaders_for_Democracy" title="Crusaders for Democracy">Crusaders for Democracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Left_Front_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Democratic Left Front (Sri Lanka)">Democratic Left Front</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Democratic Party (Sri Lanka)">Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_United_National_Front" title="Democratic United National Front">Democratic United National Front</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unity_Alliance" title="Democratic Unity Alliance">Democratic Unity Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eelam_National_Democratic_Liberation_Front" title="Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front">Eelam National Democratic Liberation Front</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eelam_People%27s_Democratic_Party" title="Eelam People's Democratic Party">Eelam People's Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eelam_People%27s_Revolutionary_Liberation_Front" title="Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front">Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front</a> (Padmanaba)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_People%27s_Front" title="Freedom People's Front">Freedom People's Front</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontline_Socialist_Party" title="Frontline Socialist Party">Frontline Socialist Party</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Janatha_Sevaka_Pakshaya&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Janatha Sevaka Pakshaya (page does not exist)">Janatha Sevaka Pakshaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jathika_Hela_Urumaya" title="Jathika Hela Urumaya">Jathika Hela Urumaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jathika_Nidahas_Peramuna" title="Jathika Nidahas Peramuna">Jathika Nidahas Peramuna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanka_Sama_Samaja_Party" title="Lanka Sama Samaja Party">Lanka Sama Samaja Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanka_Sama_Samaja_Party_(Alternative_Group)" title="Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Alternative Group)">Lanka Sama Samaja Party (Alternative Group)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democratic_Party_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Liberal Democratic Party (Sri Lanka)">Liberal Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motherland_People%27s_Party" title="Motherland People's Party">Motherland People's Party</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Democratic_Movement_(Sri_Lanka)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Democratic Movement (Sri Lanka) (page does not exist)">National Democratic Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nava_Sama_Samaja_Party" title="Nava Sama Samaja Party">Nava Sama Samaja Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Democratic_Party_(Sri_Lanka)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Democratic Party (Sri Lanka)">New Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Sinhala_Heritage" title="New Sinhala Heritage">New Sinhala Heritage</a></li> <li><a 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Congress">Ceylon National Congress</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Formation_(1946–1952)">Formation</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Dudley_Senanayake_era_(1952–1953)">Dudley Senanayake era</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Jayawardene_era_(1972–1988)">Jayawardene era</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Premadasa_era_(1988–1993)">Premadasa era</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Wickremesinghe_era">Wickremesinghe era</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:rgb(28, 174, 5);color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_United_National_Party" title="Leader of the United National Party"><span style="color:white">Leaders</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D._S._Senanayake" title="D. S. Senanayake">D. S. Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Senanayake" title="Dudley Senanayake">Dudley Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kotelawala" title="John Kotelawala">John Kotelawala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Senanayake" title="Dudley Senanayake">Dudley Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._R._Jayewardene" title="J. R. Jayewardene">J. R. Jayewardene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranasinghe_Premadasa" title="Ranasinghe Premadasa">Ranasinghe Premadasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dingiri_Banda_Wijetunga" title="Dingiri Banda Wijetunga">Dingiri Banda Wijetunga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranil_Wickremesinghe" title="Ranil Wickremesinghe">Ranil Wickremesinghe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:rgb(28, 174, 5);color:white;"><a href="/wiki/General_Secretary_of_the_United_National_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="General Secretary of the United National Party"><span style="color:white">General Secretaries</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/H._W._Amarasuriya" title="H. W. Amarasuriya">H. W. Amarasuriya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harsha_Abeywardena&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harsha Abeywardena (page does not exist)">Harsha Abeywardena</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nandalal_Fernando&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nandalal Fernando (page does not exist)">Nandalal Fernando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranjan_Wijeratne" title="Ranjan Wijeratne">Ranjan Wijeratne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gamini_Wijesekera&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gamini Wijesekera (page does not exist)">Gamini Wijesekera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamini_Atukorale" title="Gamini Atukorale">Gamini Atukorale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tissa_Attanayake" title="Tissa Attanayake">Tissa Attanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabir_Hashim" title="Kabir Hashim">Kabir Hashim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palitha_Range_Bandara" title="Palitha Range Bandara">Palitha Range Bandara</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:rgb(28, 174, 5);color:white;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Parliaments_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Parliaments of Sri Lanka"><span style="color:white">Governments</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Parliament_of_Ceylon" title="1st Parliament of Ceylon">1st Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Parliament_of_Ceylon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Parliament of Ceylon (page does not exist)">2nd Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=4th_Parliament_of_Ceylon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="4th Parliament of Ceylon (page does not exist)">4th Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=6th_Parliament_of_Ceylon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="6th Parliament of Ceylon (page does not exist)">6th Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_National_State_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd National State Assembly (page does not exist)">2nd National State Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="8th Parliament of Sri Lanka">8th Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="9th Parliament of Sri Lanka">9th Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="12th Parliament of Sri Lanka">12th Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="15th Parliament of Sri Lanka">15th Parliament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:rgb(28, 174, 5);color:white;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_cabinets" title="List of Sri Lankan cabinets"><span style="color:white">Cabinets</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D._S._Senanayake_cabinet" title="D. S. Senanayake cabinet">D. S. Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Dudley_Senanayake_cabinet" title="First Dudley Senanayake cabinet">Dudley Senanayake I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kotelawala_cabinet" title="Kotelawala cabinet">Kotelawala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Dudley_Senanayake_cabinet" title="Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet">Dudley Senanayake II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Dudley_Senanayake_cabinet" title="Third Dudley Senanayake cabinet">Dudley Senanayake III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayewardene_cabinet" title="Jayewardene cabinet">Jayewardene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premadasa_cabinet" title="Premadasa cabinet">Premadasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wijetunga_cabinet" title="Wijetunga cabinet">Wijetunga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Sirisena_cabinet" title="First Sirisena cabinet">Sirisena I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Sirisena_cabinet" title="Second Sirisena cabinet">Sirisena II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sirisena_cabinet" title="Fourth Sirisena 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