United National Front for Good Governance

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United National Front for Good Governance

එක්සත් යහපාලන ජාතික පෙරමුණ
நல்லாட்சிக்கான ஐக்கிய தேசிய முன்னணி
Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe
Founded5 July 2015 (2015-07-05)
Preceded bySinhala Heritage Party, Jathika Hela Urumaya
Headquarters120A, Stafford Road, Colombo 06, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Ideology Conservatism
Economic liberalism
Nationalism
Political position Centre-right
Parliament of Sri Lanka
106 / 225
Election symbol
Diamond

The United National Front for Good Governance (Sinhalese : එක්සත් යහපාලන ජාතික පෙරමුණEksath Yahapalana Jathika Peramuna; Tamil : நல்லாட்சிக்கான ஐக்கிய தேசிய முன்னணி) is a political alliance in Sri Lanka which is led by professionals and activists.

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  1. ↑ Edirisinghe, Dasun (21 January 2016), "DNM demands vacant UNP seat", The Island (Sri Lanka) , retrieved 16 March 2016
  2. ↑ Gooneratne, Lankesh (2 February 2016), "Ekanayake scotches rumours", Ceylon Today , retrieved 16 March 2016[ permanent dead link ]
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