Asia Pacific Democrat Union

The Asia Pacific Democrat Union (APDU) is in international political centre-right, right group of political parties in the Asia Pacific Region. This union is tied and related to the International Democrat Union, which is based in Munich, Germany, which calls it a regional union on its website.

ADPU aims to provide a place in which political parties that have similar beliefs can exchange there views on matters of policy and interest so that ideas can be shared between parties so that centre-right ideals can be spread and  encouraged all over the world.

ADPU currently has 15 members, ranging from Bangladesh to El Salvador. The current chairperson is Ranil Wickramasinghe, the former Sri Lankan Prime Minister, who has served in that position since 2016. Tenzin Dargyalb Khangsar from Canada serves as vice chairman of ADPU and is the first person of Tibetan ancestry to represent the organisation. That led to controversy, with China disagreeing with the choice since he had denounced China's claims on Tibet. BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from India has also been chosen as vice chairman and Hassan Latheef of the Maldives.

The Asia Pacific Democrat Union (APDU), does not have a separate website has email, and its currently is Sirikotha 400 Kotte Road, Pita Kotte Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka, witch is also the headquarters of the United National Party (UNP).

Current party members and affiliates include a range of party in government and opposition such as the Liberal party of Australia, the Republican Party of the United States and even the Kuomintang in Republic of China (Taiwan). A full list of party members can be found here:
CountryPartyAbbrColorLegislative SeatsTotal as percentageStatusLower HouseUpper HouseAustraliaLiberal PartyLPABlue61 / 15129 / 7636.7%In governmentBangladeshNationalist PartyBNPBlue7 / 350Unicameral legislature only2.00%In oppositionCanadaConservative PartyCPC
PCCBlue121 / 33832 / 10529.12%In oppositionRepublic of China (Taiwan)KuomintangKMTBlue35 / 113Unicameral legislature only30.97%In oppositionChileNational RenewalRNBlue19 / 1208 / 3817.09%In governmentEl SalvadorNationalist Republican AllianceARENABlue, white and red35 / 84Unicameral legislature only41.67%In oppositionIndiaBharatiya Janata PartyBJPSaffron303 / 54392 / 24553.81%In governmentIndonesiaNational Awakening PartyPKBGreen47 / 560Nonpartisan chamber8.40%In governmentSouth KoreaPeople Power PartyPPPPink103 / 300Unicameral legislature only34.33%In oppositionMaldivesDemocratic PartyMDPYellow65 / 87Unicameral legislature only74.71%In governmentMongoliaDemocratic PartyANSky blue9 / 76Unicameral legislature only11.84%In opposition  NepalRastriya Prajatantra PartyRPPBlue37 / 601Unicameral legislature only6.16%In oppositionNew ZealandNational PartyNatsBlue35 / 120Unicameral legislature only26.80%In oppositionSri LankaUnited National PartyUNPGreen1 / 225Unicameral legislature only47.10%In oppositionUnited StatesRepublican PartyR/GOPRed199 / 43553 / 10047.10%In government

 References 

 Other websites 
 APDU at the UDI site since deleted as seen from June 17, 2010
 Current IDU site
 Story about Tenzin Dargyal Khangsar serving as vice chairman.
 BNP gets Asia Pacific Democrat Union’s full membership
 The US and Australian Alliance in the Asia Pacific, January 31, 2014 (Video)
 Asia Pacific Democrat Union, Campaign Managers’ Meeting 2019
 Hassan Latheef elected as Vice Chairman of APDU
 Asia Pacific Democrat Union Audio explanation for the Blind

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