United National Party
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The United National Party is a centre-right political party in Sri Lanka. Founded by D. S. Senanayake in 1946, the party was one of Sri Lanka's two major political parties for several decades and has
D. S. Senanayake, the founder of the party
First Executive President of Sri Lanka, J. R. Jayawardana
Ranil Wickremesinghe, the current and longest-serving leader of the UNP, in office since 1994
Anti government protest in Sri Lanka 2022
Parliament of Sri Lanka
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The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other politi
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…official resignation of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Ranil Wickremesinghe was officially sworn in as the acting president, and was later elected by the Parliament of Sri Lanka to complete the remainder of Rajapaksa's term. As Wickremesinghe's term was coming to an end in 2024, there were many speculations whether Wickremesinghe…
New Sri Lankan Parliament in Kotte
The 1947 opening of the first parliament at Independence Square by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester in the presence of D.S. Senanayake, the first Prime Minister of Ceylon.
The Old Parliament Building near the Galle Face Green, now the Presidential Secretariat
The old Legislative Council Building, Colombo Fort. Today houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.