United National Front for Good Governance
United National Front for Good Governance එක්සත් යහපාලන ජාතික පෙරමුණ நல்லாட்சிக்கான ஐக்கிய தேசிய முன்னணி | |
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| Leader | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Founded | 05 July 2015 |
| Preceded by | Sinhala Heritage Party, Jathika Hela Urumaya |
| Headquarters | 120A, Stafford Road, Colombo 06, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka |
106 / 225 |
| Election symbol | |
| Diamond | |
The United National Front for Good Governance (Sinhalese: එක්සත් යහපාලන ජාතික පෙරමුණ Eksath Yahapalana Jathika Peramuna; Tamil: நல்லாட்சிக்கான ஐக்கிய தேசிய முன்னணி) is a political alliance in Sri Lanka which is led by Professionals and activists. The front contested the 2015 Sri Lankan elections under United National Party symbol and name and was elected the 1st party to form a government.
Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2015
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe led the front to victory with 106 seats in the parliament. Later 42 members of the opposition join the government giving them a 2/3 majority.
Alliance members
- All Ceylon Muslim Congress (2015 - present)
- Democratic National Movement[1][2] (2015 - present)
- Democratic Party (2016 - present)
- Jathika Hela Urumaya (2015 - present)
- Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (2001 - 2010, 2015 - present)*
- Tamil Progressive Alliance (2015 - present)
- United Left Front (2015 - present)
- United National Party (2001 - present)*
(* were members of the original United National Front)
References
- ↑ Edirisinghe, Dasun (21 January 2016), "DNM demands vacant UNP seat", The Island (Sri Lanka), retrieved 16 March 2016
- ↑ Gooneratne, Lankesh (2 February 2016), "Ekanayake scotches rumours", Ceylon Today, retrieved 16 March 2016
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