-- Constant data used by Module:Political party  
local alternate = {
["U.S. Labor Party of the District of Columbia"] = "U.S. Labor Party",
["U.S. Taxpayers' Party"] = "Constitution Party (US)",
["UDAR"] = "Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform",
["UDI"] = "Union of Democrats and Independents",
["UK National Government"] = "National Government (United Kingdom)",
["UKIP"] = "UK Independence Party",
["Ukrainian Strategy"] = "Ukrainian Strategy of Groysman",
["Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force"] = "Ulster Conservatives and Unionists",
["Ulster Conservatives and Unionists – New Force"] = "Ulster Conservatives and Unionists", -- dash differences
["Ultra-royalist"] = "Legitimists",
["Unaffiliated"] = "Unaffiliated politician",
["Unconditional Unionist Party (US)"] = "Unconditional Unionist Party",
["Unidas Podemos cambiar Europa"] = "Unidas Podemos",
["Unidos Podemos"] = "Unidas Podemos",
["United Left (Greece)"] = "Communist Party of Greece",
["United Opposition (Hungary)"] = "United for Hungary",
["Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)"] = "Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)",
["Unified Socialist Party"] = "Unified Socialist Party (France)",
["Union Démocratique Bretonne"] = "Breton Democratic Union",
["Union for Democracy (Finland)"] = "Finnish People's Unity Party",
["Union for France"] = "Rally for the Republic",
["Union for French Democracy (alliance)"] = "Union for French Democracy",
["Union for Latvia"] = "For a Humane Latvia",
["Union for the Presidential Majority"] = "Union for a Popular Movement",
["Union for the Republic-Res Publica"] = "Res Publica Party",
["Union for the Republic–Res Publica"] = "Res Publica Party", -- dash differences
["Union for the Fatherland"] = "Union for the Homeland",
["Union Labor Party (California)"] = "Union Labor Party",
["Union Labor Party (United States)"] = "Union Labor Party",
["Union of Centrists of Menorca"] = "Menorcan Union",
["Union of Christian and Centre Democrats"] = "Union of the Centre (2002)",
["Union of Democrats For Lithuania"] = "Union of Democrats \"For Lithuania\"",
["Union of Franchophones"] = "Union des Francophones",
["Union of the Centre (2008)"] = "Union of the Centre (2002)",
["Union of the Left (Luxembourg)"] = "Radical Socialist Party (Luxembourg)",
["Union of the Left (Poland)"] = "Freedom and Equality",
["Union of the Right (Poland)"] = "Real Politics Union",
["Union Party (United States)"] = "Union Party (US)",
["Unión por la Patria"] = "Union for the Homeland",
["Unionist Party (United States)"] = "Unionist Party (US)",
["Unionist Party"] = "Unionist Party (US)",
["United Canarian Left"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Citizens Association of Macau"] = "Macau United Citizens Association",
["United Democratic Party (Gambia)"] = "United Democratic Party (The Gambia)",
["United Front (Singapore)"] = "Democratic Progressive Party (Singapore)",
["United Future New Zealand"] = "United Future",
["United Galicia Party"] = "United Galicia",
["United Kingdom Independence Party"] = "UK Independence Party",
["United Kingdom Libertarian Party"] = "Libertarian Party (UK)",
["United Labour Party"] = "Unity Labour Party",
["United Land Party"] = "Sahaphum Party",
["United Left (Galicia)"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Left and Peasants"] = "Justice Party (Ukraine)",
["United Left Catalonia"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Left Extremadura"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Left of Aragon"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Left of Asturias"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Left of Cantabria"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Left of Castile and León"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Left of Navarre"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Left of the Balearic Islands"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Left of the Community of Madrid"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Left of the Valencian Country"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Left–Assembly for Andalusia"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Left–Greens of the Region of Murcia"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United Left–Madrid"] = "United Left (Spain)",
["United National Movement"] = "United National Movement (Georgia)",
["United National South West Party"] = "United Party (South Africa)",
["United New Democratic Party"] = "Grand Unified Democratic New Party",
["United People's Party (Malaysia)"] = "Sarawak United Party",
["United States Independence Party"] = "Independence Party (US)",
["United States Marijuana Party"] = "Marijuana Party (US)",
["United States Natural Law Party"] = "Natural Law Party (US)",
["United States Whig Party"] = "Whig Party (US)",
["United Thai Nation"] = "United Thai Nation Party",
["United/Reform Coalition"] = "United–Reform Coalition",
["Units Podem Més"] = "Unidas Podemos",
["Unity (Latvian political party)"] = "Unity (Latvia)",
["Unity (political party, Latvia)"] = "Unity (Latvia)",
["Unity (Ukraine)"] = "Unity of Oleksandr Omelchenko",
["Unity For Peace And Socialism"] = "Unity for Peace and Socialism",
["Unity List (Denmark)"] = "Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)",
["Unity Movement for Workers"] = "Workers' Party of Socialist Unity",
["Unity"] = "Unity (Northern Ireland)",
["Unrepresented People’s Party"] = "Unrepresented Peoples Party",
["Unsubmissive France"] = "La France Insoumise",
["Upper House branch of the Lantmanna Party"] = "Lantmanna Party",
["Urban Tax Reform Party"] = "Other parties",
["US Marijuana Party"] = "Marijuana Party (US)",
["US Taxpayers Party"] = "Constitution Party (US)",
["Utah Constitution Party"] = "Constitution Party (US)",
["Utah Democratic Party"] = "Democratic Party (United States)",
["Utah Republican Party"] = "Republican Party (United States)",
["Uttama Prajakeeya Party"] = "Uttama Prajaakeeya Party",
}  
local full = {
["U.S. Labor Party"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#800000", shortname = "U.S. Labor",},
["U.S. Taxpayers Party"] = {abbrev = "", color = "transparent", shortname = "U.S. Taxpayers",},
["UAP/Country coalition"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#00008B", shortname = "",},
["Ubuntu Connected Front"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#EA0512", shortname = "",},
["Ubuntu Party"] = {abbrev = "", color = "Lightblue", shortname = "",},
["Udalberri"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#428E89", shortname = "",},
["UDEUR Populars for the South"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#0080FF", shortname = "",},
["UDM"] = {abbrev = "", color = "orange", shortname = "",},
["Ue-Kedadji"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#FFF700", shortname = "",},
["Uganda People's Congress"] = {abbrev = "UPC", color = "#E70000", shortname = "",},
["Ugyon Kita Capiz"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#98fb98", shortname = "",},
["Ujedinjeni"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#EC4242", shortname = "",},
["UK Community Issues Party"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#C0C0C0", shortname = "",},
["UK European Union Party"] = {abbrev = "UKEU", color = "#1A347E", shortname = "",},
["UK Independence Party"] = {abbrev = "UKIP", color = "#6D3177", shortname = "",},
["UK Unionist Party"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#660066", shortname = "UK Unionist",},
["UK Veteran's and People's Party"] = {abbrev = "UKVPP", color = "#053360", shortname = "",},
["Ukraine – Forward!"] = {abbrev = "", color = "SlateBlue", shortname = "",},
["Ukraine is Our Home"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#F4C711", shortname = "",},
["Ukrainian Conservative Republican Party"] = {abbrev = "UCRP", color = "#0C7EBD", shortname = "",},
["Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform"] = {abbrev = "UDAR", color = "#C93732", shortname = "",},
["Ukrainian Galician Party"] = {abbrev = "", color = "#FCCD3F", shortname = "",},
["Ukrainian Marine Party"] = {abbrev = "UMP", color = "#3249B3", shortname = "",},
["Ukrainian National Assembly"] = {abbrev = "UNA", color = "#D80100", shortname = "",},
["Ukrainian National Assembly – Ukrainian People's Self-Defence"] = {abbrev = "UNA–UNSO", color = "#d90000", shortname = "",},
["Ukrainian National Bloc of Kostenko and Plyushch"] = {abbrev = "", color = "Blue", shortname = "Kostenko and Plyushch Bloc",},