The Democratic United National Front ( si, ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී එක්සත් ජාතික පෙරමුණ, pronounced ''Prajathanthrvadi Eksath Jathika Peramuna'', ta, ஜனநாயக ஐக்கிய தேசிய முன்னணி) is a
political party
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in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
DUNF was founded in 1990 by a group of
United National Party
The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ...
dissidents. The party was led by
Lalith Athulathmudali,
Gamini Dissanayake who shared a joint presidency and
G. M. Premachandra.
On April 23, 1993, Lalith Athulathmudali
was shot dead during an election campaign rally. The DUNF then split and Lalith's widow, Srimani Anoma Athulathmudali, launched the
Democratic United National Lalith Front
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as a separate political party.
At the legislative
elections
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, held on 2 April 2004, the party was part of the
United People's Freedom Alliance
The United People's Freedom Alliance ( abbreviated UPFA; si, එක්සත් ජනතා නිදහස් සන්ධානය ''Eksath Janathā Nidahas Sandānaya''; ta, ஐக்கிய மக்கள் சுதந்திரக ...
that won 45.6% of the popular vote and 105 out of 225 seats.
In December 2009 the DUNF joined the
United National Front led by the UNP. However, in February 2010 they left the UNF in order to join the
Democratic National Alliance.
1990 establishments in Sri Lanka
Political parties established in 1990
Political parties in Sri Lanka
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