Asia Pacific Democrat Union

Centre-right political international in Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific Democracy UnionFormation| June 1982

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Type| Regional organization
Legal status| Active
Purpose| Conservatism
Headquarters| Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka

Region

| Asia-Pacific

Chairman

|  Ranil Wickramasinghe

Parent organization

| International Democracy Union

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

## Members[edit]

Country  | Party  | Abbr. | Colour  | Legislative seats  | Total as percentage  | Status

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Lower House  | Upper House
Australia | Liberal | LPA  |  Blue  |

42 / 151

31 / 76

| 32.2%  | In opposition
Bangladesh | Nationalist
বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল | BNP  |  Blue  |

7 / 350

| Unicameral legislature only | 2.00%  | In opposition
Canada | Conservative
Parti conservateur du Canada | CPC
PCC  |  Blue  |

116 / 338

15 / 105

| 29.12%  | In opposition
Taiwan | Kuomintang
中國國民黨 | KMT  |  Blue  |

35 / 113

| Unicameral legislature only | 30.97%  | In opposition
Chile | National Renewal
Renovación Nacional | RN  |  Blue
Red  |

23 / 155

11 / 50

| 20.83%  | In opposition
El Salvador | Nationalist Republican Alliance
Alianza Republicana Nacionalista | ARENA  |  Blue
White
Red  |

14 / 84

| Unicameral legislature only | 41.67%  | In opposition
India | Indian People's Party
Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP  |  Saffron  |

290 / 543

93 / 245

| 50.50%  | In government
Indonesia | National Awakening
Partai Kebangkitan Bangsa | PKB  |  Green  |

58 / 575

| Nonpartisan chamber | 8.40%  | In government
Japan | Liberal Democratic
自由民主党 | LDP  |  Red (official)
Green (customary)  |

260 / 465

118 / 245

| 69.09%  | In government
South Korea | People Power
국민의힘 | PPP  |  Red  |

109 / 300

| Unicameral legislature only | 36.33%  | In government
Maldives | Democratic
ދިވެހިރައްޔިތުންގެ ޑިމޮކްރެޓިކް ޕާޓީ | MDP  |  Yellow  |

65 / 87

| Unicameral legislature only | 74.71%  | In opposition
Mongolia | Democratic
Монголын Ардчилсан Нам | AN  |  Sky blue  |

9 / 76

| Unicameral legislature only | 11.84%  | In opposition
Nepal | Rastriya Prajatantra
राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी | RPP  |  Gold  |

14 / 275

0 / 59

| 5.09%  | In opposition
New Zealand | National
Rōpū Nāhinara o Aotearoa | NP  |  Blue  |

49 / 123

| Unicameral legislature only | 39.83%  | In government
Philippines | Nacionalista
Partido Nacionalista | NP  |  Light green  |

37 / 316

4 / 24

| 18.22%  | In government
Sri Lanka | United National
එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය
ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி | UNP  |  Green  |

1 / 225

| Unicameral legislature only | 0.44%  | In government
Thailand | Democrat
พรรคประชาธิปัตย์ | DEM  |  Light blue  |

52 / 500

| Unicameral legislature only | 11.11%  | In opposition
United States | Republican | R/GOP  |  Red  |

222 / 435

49 / 100

| 47.10%  | In opposition

## External links[edit]

* APDU at the UDI site

## References[edit]

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

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