Democratic United National Front
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Democratic United National Front ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී එක්සත් ජාතික පෙරමුණ ஜனநாயக ஐக்கிய தேசிய முன்னணி | |
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| Abbreviation | DUNF |
| Leader | Ariyawansa Dissanayake |
| Secretary | Ariyawansa Dissanayake |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Split from | United National Party |
| Headquarters | 47 A First Lane, Rawathawatta, Moratuwa |
| Beruwala Pradeshiya Sabha | 1 / 42 |
| Attanagalla Pradeshiya Sabha | 1 / 54 |
| Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa Pradeshiya Sabha | 1 / 36 |
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The Democratic United National Front (DUNF; Sinhala: ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී එක්සත් ජාතික පෙරමුණ, romanized: Prajathanthrvadi Eksath Jathika Peramuna, Tamil: ஜனநாயக ஐக்கிய தேசிய முன்னணி) is a political party in Sri Lanka. It was founded in the early 1990s by a group of United National Party dissidents who were critical of then-incumbent president Ranasinghe Premadasa. The party was led by Lalith Athulathmudali, Gamini Dissanayake who shared a joint presidency and G. M. Premachandra.
On 23 April 1993, Lalith Athulathmudali was assassinated during an election campaign rally. The DUNF underwent a major split and Athulathmudali's widow, Srimani Athulathmudali, launched the Democratic United National Lalith Front as a separate political party. This party would later be renamed as the New Democratic Front.
At the 2004 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections, the party was part of the SLFP-led United People's Freedom Alliance, which won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats.
In December 2009, the DUNF joined the UNP-led United National Front. However, in February 2010 they left the UNF to join the Democratic National Alliance led by Sarath Fonseka.
Electoral history
[edit]Presidential
[edit]| Election year | Candidate | Votes | Vote % | Result |
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| 1999 | Ariyawansa Dissanayaka | 4,039 | 0.05% | 12th |
| 2010 | Mohomad Cassim Mohomad Ismail | 39,226 | 0.38% | 3rd |
| 2019 | Ariyawansa Dissanayake | 34,537 | 0.26% | 6th |
| 2024 | Suranjeewa Anoj de Silva | 12,898 | 0.10% | 17th |
Provincial elections
[edit]| Election year | Votes | Vote % | Seats won |
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| 1993[a] | 928,391 | 14.54% | 53 / 380
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| 2004[b] | 218 | 0.00% | 0 / 380
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| 2008–09[c] | 107 | 0.00% | 0 / 417
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