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Asia Pacific Democracy Union
FormationJune 1982
TypeRegional organization
Legal statusActive
PurposeConservatism
HeadquartersSri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka
Region
Asia-Pacific
Chairman
Ranil Wickramasinghe
Chairwoman
Judith Collins
Vice President
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
Parent organization
International Democracy Union

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

Members

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Country Party Abbr. Colour Legislative seats Status
Lower House Upper House
 Australia Liberal LPA   Blue
42 / 151
31 / 76
In opposition
 Bangladesh Nationalist Party
বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল
BNP   Blue Parliament dissolved In opposition
 Canada Conservative
Parti conservateur du Canada
CPC
PCC
  Blue
116 / 338
15 / 105
In opposition
 Taiwan Kuomintang
中國國民黨
KMT   Blue
52 / 113
In opposition
 Chile National Renewal
Renovación Nacional
RN   Blue
  Red
23 / 155
11 / 50
In opposition
 El Salvador Nationalist Republican Alliance
Alianza Republicana Nacionalista
ARENA   Blue
  White
  Red
2 / 60
In opposition
 India Bharatiya Janata Party
भारतीय जनता पार्टी
BJP   Saffron
240 / 543
96 / 245
In government
 Indonesia National Awakening
Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa
PKB   Green
68 / 580
In government
 Japan Liberal Democratic
自由民主党
LDP   Red (official)
  Green (customary)
191 / 465
115 / 248
In government
 South Korea People Power
국민의힘
PPP   Red
108 / 300
In government
 Maldives Democratic
ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ
MDP   Yellow
12 / 93
In opposition
 Mongolia Democratic
Монголын Ардчилсан Нам
AN   Sky blue
42 / 76
In government
 Nepal Rastriya Prajatantra
राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी
RPP   Gold
14 / 275
0 / 59
In opposition
 New Zealand National
Rōpū Nāhinara o Aotearoa
NAT   Blue
49 / 123
In government
 Philippines Nacionalista
Partido Nacionalista
NP   Light green
37 / 316
4 / 24
In government
 Sri Lanka United National
එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය
ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி
UNP   Green
1 / 225
In government
 Thailand Democrat
พรรคประชาธิปัตย์
DEM   Light blue
25 / 500
In opposition
 United States Republican R/GOP   Red
222 / 435
53 / 100
In government

References

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