United Democratic Party (Tanzania)
| United Democratic Party Chama cha UDP (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | UDP |
| Chairman | John Cheyo |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Dar es Salaam |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| National Assembly |
1 / 357 |
| Zanzibar HoR |
0 / 81 |
| EALA |
0 / 9 |
| SADC PF |
0 / 5 |
| Pan-African Parliament |
0 / 5 |
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Politics of Tanzania Political parties Elections | |
The United Democratic Party (UDP) is an opposition liberal party in Tanzania.[1] The party is an observer at Liberal International.
Electoral performance
At the 2000 legislative elections, the party 2 out of 269 seats in the National Assembly. In the presidential elections of the same day, its candidate John Cheyo won 4.2% of the vote.
The party didn't field a presidential candidate in the 14 December 2005 election, but did win one seat in National Assembly elections held on the same day.
See also
- Liberalism
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
- Liberal democracy
References
- ↑ Jonas Ewald (July 2013). Challenges for the Democratisation Process in Tanzania. Moving Towards Consolidation Years After Independence?. African Books Collective. pp. 368–. ISBN 978-9987-08-250-6.
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