United National Party

The United National Party, UNP short ( Sinhala: එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, Eksath Jathika Pakshaya; Tamil: ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி ) is a political party in Sri Lanka which was founded on September 6, 1946 by Don Stephan Senanayake.

It is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe and currently belongs to the opposition.

The UNP is a democratic socialist party, although it is generally considered to be more conservative than the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.