United National Party
United National Party එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி | |
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| Abbreviation | UNP |
| Leader | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Chairman | Vajira Abeywardena |
| General Secretary | Thalatha Atukorale |
| Deputy Leader | Ruwan Wijewardene |
| Founder | D. S. Senanayake |
| Founded | 6 September 1946 |
| Merger of | Ceylon National Congress Sinhala Maha Sabha |
| Headquarters | Sirikotha, 400 Kotte Road, Pitakotte, Sri Jayawardenapura |
| Youth wing | National Youth Front |
| Professional Wing | Young Professionals Organization of the United National Party |
| Ideology | Liberal conservatism Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | United National Front (2001–2020) New Democratic Front (2010, 2015, since 2024) |
| Regional affiliation | Asia Pacific Democrat Union |
| International affiliation | International Democracy Union |
| Colors | Green |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka | 2 / 225 |
| Sri Lankan Provincial Councils | 0 / 417 |
| Local Government | 381 / 8,293 |
| Election symbol | |
| Elephant | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The United National Party (UNP; Sinhala: එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, romanized: Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, Tamil: ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, romanized: Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci) is a centre-right political party in Sri Lanka.
Founded in 1946, the party was one of Sri Lanka's two main parties for several decades. The UNP has served as the country's ruling party, or as part of its governing coalition, during the periods 1947–1956, 1965–1970, 1977–1994, 2001–2004, 2015–2019, and 2022–2024. After suffering a major split in the lead-up to the 2020 parliamentary elections, the UNP suffered a major collapse, with the party only winning one national list seat and losing all its votes to the new Samagi Jana Balawegaya alliance. Currently, the UNP is a notable third party in Sri Lankan politics.
The UNP has been led by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe since 1994. The party is a member of the International Democracy Union.