Asia Pacific Democracy Union facts for kids

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Asia Pacific Democracy Union

Formation	June 1982
Type	Regional organization
Legal status	Active
Purpose	Conservatism
Headquarters	Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, Sri Lanka
Region	Asia-Pacific
Chairman	Judith Collins
Vice Chairman	Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
Parent organization	International Democracy Union

The Asia Pacific Democracy Union (APDU) is a group of political parties from countries in the Asia-Pacific region. These parties generally believe in ideas like freedom and allowing businesses to operate freely. The APDU works to share ideas and help its member parties with their political goals. It is connected to a larger group called the International Democracy Union (IDU).

Member Parties

The APDU has many political parties as its members. These parties come from different countries across the Asia-Pacific region. They work together to promote their shared ideas.

Country	Member Party	Status
Australia	Liberal Party	In opposition
Canada	Conservative Party	In opposition
India	Bharatiya Janata Party	In government
Taiwan	Kuomintang	In opposition
South Korea	People Power Party	In opposition
Maldives	Democratic Party	In opposition
Mongolia	Democratic Party	In government (junior party in a coalition)
Nepal	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	In opposition
New Zealand	National Party	In government
Sri Lanka	United National Party	In opposition
United States	Republican Party	In government

Leaders of the APDU

The APDU has a chairperson who leads the organization.

• Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickramasinghe was the chairperson of the APDU. He held this role from 2005 until April 5, 2024.
• The current chairperson is Judith Collins. She is also the Attorney-General of New Zealand. She became the chairperson on April 5, 2024.

External Links

• APDU at the IDU site

See also

In Spanish: Unión Demócrata de Asia Pacífico para niños