Asia Pacific Democracy Union
| Formation | June 1982 |
|---|---|
| Type | Regional organization |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Conservatism |
| Headquarters | Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka |
Region | Asia-Pacific |
Chairman |  Ranil Wickramasinghe |
Parent organization | International Democrat Union |
The Asia Pacific Democrat Union (APDU) is an international regional association of member parties, associated to the International Democrat 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
| Country | Party | Abbr | Color | Legislative Seats | Total as percentage | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower House | Upper House | ||||||
 Australia
|
Liberal Party | LP | Blue | 42 / 151
|
31 / 76
|
32.2% | In opposition |
 Bangladesh
|
Nationalist Party | BNP | Blue | 7 / 350
|
Unicameral legislature only | 2.00% | In opposition |
 Canada
|
Conservative Party | CPC PCC |
Blue | 119 / 338
|
20 / 105
|
29.12% | In opposition |
 Republic of China (Taiwan)
|
Kuomintang | KMT | Blue | 35 / 113
|
Unicameral legislature only | 30.97% | In opposition |
 Chile
|
National Renewal | RN | Blue | 25 / 120
|
8 / 38
|
20.83% | In opposition |
 El Salvador
|
Nationalist Republican Alliance | ARENA | Blue, white and red | 14 / 84
|
Unicameral legislature only | 41.67% | In opposition |
 India
|
Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | Saffron | 303 / 543
|
95 / 245
|
50.50% | In government |
 Indonesia
|
National Awakening Party | PKB | Green | 58 / 575
|
Nonpartisan chamber | 8.40% | In government |
 South Korea
|
People Power Party | PPP | Red | 109 / 300
|
Unicameral legislature only | 36.33% | In government |
 Maldives
|
Democratic Party | MDP | Yellow | 65 / 87
|
Unicameral legislature only | 74.71% | In government |
 Mongolia
|
Democratic Party | AN | Sky blue | 9 / 76
|
Unicameral legislature only | 11.84% | In opposition |
 Nepal
|
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | RPP | Gold | 1 / 275
|
0 / 59
|
0.30% | In opposition |
 New Zealand
|
National Party | Nats | Blue | 35 / 120
|
Unicameral legislature only | 26.79% | In opposition |
| Sri Lanka
|
United National Party | UNP | Green | 1 / 225
|
Unicameral legislature only | 0.44% | In government |
 United States
|
Republican Party | R/GOP | Red | 212 / 435
|
50 / 100
|
47.10% | In opposition |
External links
References
- ^ iamdesign (2018-02-01). "Members International Democrat Union". Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ iamdesign (2018-02-16). "Ranil Wickremesinghe International Democrat Union". Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Democrat Union UIA Yearbook Profile Union of International Associations". uia.org. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
 | This article about politics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |