The Asia Pacific Democracy Union (APDU) is a regional association of
centre-right
Centre-right politics is the set of right-wing politics, right-wing political ideologies that lean closer to the political centre. It is commonly associated with conservatism, Christian democracy, liberal conservatism, and conservative liberalis ...
and
right-wing
Right-wing politics is the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, economics, authority, property ...
political parties associated to the
International Democracy Union (IDU). It aims to promote freedom and free enterprise by considering matters of political organization and policy of interest to member parties.
Members
List of chairpersons of APDU
* Former Sri Lankan
President Ranil Wickramasinghe
Ranil Wickremesinghe (; ; born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the ninth president of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. He has also served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1993–1994, 2001–2004, 2015–2018, 2018-2019 a ...
served as the chairperson of the APDU from 2005 to 5 April 2024.
* Current New Zealand
Attorney-General Judith Collins serves as chairperson of the APDU since 5 April 2024.
References
External links
APDU at the UDI site
International Democracy Union
Anti-communist organizations
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