United Democratic Alliance (Zambia)

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The United Democratic Alliance (UDA) was a political alliance in Zambia formed to contest the 2006 general elections.

History

The UDA was formed on 1 March 2006 by the United Party for National Development (UPND), the United National Independence Party (UNIP) and the Forum for Democracy and Development,^[1] which between them had won 74 of the 150 elected seats in the National Assembly in the 2001 elections. Anderson Mazoka, who had finished as runner-up in the presidential elections, was the alliance's leader until his death in May 2006. He was succeeded by Hakainde Hichilema,^[2] also of the UPND.

In the 2006 elections Hichilema finished third out of the five presidential candidates with 25% of the vote. In the National Assembly elections the party received 23% of the vote, winning 26 seats.

The three parties contested the 2011 elections separately.

References

Political parties in Zambia

National Assembly	Patriotic Front (62) Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (54) United Party for National Development (29) Alliance for Democracy and Development (1) Forum for Democracy and Development (1) Independents (3)

Unrepresented	Heritage Party National Party National Restoration Party Rainbow Party United Liberal Party United National Independence Party Zambia Democratic Congress Zambians for Empowerment and Development Zambia Republican Party

Defunct	Agenda for Zambia Central Africa Party Confederate Party Dominion Party Federal Party National Citizens' Coalition National Democratic Focus National Progressive Party Northern Rhodesian Labour Party Revolutionary Socialist Party United Democratic Alliance United Federal Party United Party United Progressive Party Zambia Alliance for Progress Zambian African National Congress (1948–72) Zambian African National Congress (1958–59)

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