Democrat Union of Africa

The Democrat Union of Africa is an alliance of centre-right political parties in Africa. Founded in Dakar, Senegal, in 1997, it is affiliated to the global International Democrat Union.^[1]

Member parties

Full members

Country	Party	Abbr	Color	Upper house legislative seats	Lower house legislative seats	Status
Côte d'Ivoire	Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally	PDCI-RDA	Green	Unicameral legislature only	76 / 255	Junior party in government coalition
Ghana	New Patriotic Party	NPP	Red, Blue, and White	Unicameral legislature only	123 / 275	In opposition
Kenya	Democratic Party	DP	Red	0 / 67	0 / 349	Extra-parliamentary opposition
Lesotho	Basotho National Party	BNP	Blue, White, Red, and Green	Senate members are tribal leaders or appointees	5 / 120	In opposition
Liberia	Unity Party	UP	Green and Maroon	10 / 30	25 / 73	In government
Malawi	People's Party	PP	Orange, Black & White	Unicameral legislature only	26 / 193	In opposition
Namibia	Democratic Turnhalle Alliance	DTA	Blue and Red	Unicameral legislature only	5 / 96	In opposition
Seychelles	New Democratic Party	NDP	Blue	Unicameral legislature only	0 / 31	Extra-parliamentary opposition
Sierra Leone	People's Movement for Democratic Change	PMDC	Green, Orange	Unicameral legislature only	0 / 112	Extra-parliamentary opposition
Tanzania	Party for Democracy and Progress	CHADEMA	Red, Blue, and White	Unicameral legislature only	49 / 353	In opposition
Uganda	Democratic Party	DP	Green	Unicameral legislature only	12 / 375	In opposition
Uganda	Forum for Democratic Change	FDC	Blue	Unicameral legislature only	34 / 375	In opposition

Observer members

Country	Party	Abbr	Color	Upper house legislative seats	Lower house legislative seats	Status
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Union for Democracy and Social Progress	UDPS	Yellow, Red, and Blue	0 / 108	41 / 500	In opposition
Mozambique	Democratic Movement of Mozambique	MDM	Orange	Unicameral legislature only	8 / 250	In opposition

Footnotes

↑ Burnell, Peter J. (2006). Globalizing Democracy: Party Politics in Emerging Democracies. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-415-40184-5.

External links

Democrat Union of Africa official website

International Democrat Union

Member parties



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