United Parties
Political party in Zimbabwe
The United Parties (UP) was a political alliance founded in Zimbabwe in 1994 led by retired Bishop Abel Muzorewa. An amalgamation of Muzorewa's former party, the United African National Council, and a Matebeleland and Masvingo-based faction of the Forum Party which had been formed in 1993. For a short period, the UP also received members from the Zimbabwe Unity Movement,[1] the party founded by former ZANU–PF secretary general Edgar Tekere in 1989.
The UP boycotted the 1995 elections and in 1996 Muzorewa withdrew from the presidential election charging widespread irregularities in the electoral law and administration. In the run-up to the 2000 election the UP called for Mugabe's resignation and an end to political intimidation.
The alliance signed a voting pact agreement with the Liberty Party, ZANU Ndonga and the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats with the aim of supporting the other party's candidate to avoid splitting votes.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Abel Muzorewa | 72,600 | 4.80% | Lost  N |
References
- ^ Nkiwane, Tandeka C (1998). "Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe: The Struggle within the Struggle". In Olukoshi, Adebayo O. (ed.). The Politics of Opposition in Contemporary Africa. Nordic Africa Institute. p. 108. ISBN 9789171064196.
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Political parties in Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF)
- Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)
- Coalition of Democrats (CODE)
- Liberal Democrats
- Mavambo/Kusile/Dawn
- Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (MDC–T)
- Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP)
- National Alliance for Good Governance (NAGG)
- National Patriotic Front (NPF)
- Patriotic Union of Mandebeleland (PUMA)
- United Movement for Democratic Change (UMDC)
- United People's Party (UPP)
- United Parties
- Zimbabwe African National Union – Ndonga (ZANU–Ndonga)
- Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)
- Zimbabwe African People's Union – Federal Party (ZAPU–FP)
- Zimbabwe Development Party (ZDP)
- Zimbabwe First Party (ZimFirst)
- Zimbabwe Labour Party (ZLP)
- Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance (ZYA)
parties
- Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe (CAZ)
- Forum Party of Zimbabwe (FPZ)
- Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
- Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC-Alliance)
- Movement for Democratic Change – Ncube (MDC–N)
- Patriotic Front
- People's Democratic Party (PDP)
- Republican Front (RF)
- United African National Council (UANC)
- Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU)
- Zimbabwe Unity Movement (ZUM)
- Zimbabwe United People's Organisation (ZUPO)
parties
- Central Africa Party
- Centre Party (CP)
- City Youth League (CYL)
- Confederate Party
- Dominion Party
- Federal Party
- National Democratic Party (NDP)
- Reform Party
- Responsible Government Association (RGA)
- Rhodesian Action Party (RAP)
- Rhodesian Front (RF)
- Rhodesia Labour Party (RLP)
- Rhodesia National Party (RNP)
- Rhodesian White People's Party (RWPP)
- Southern Rhodesia African National Congress (SRANC)
- Southern Rhodesia Communist Party (SRCP)
- Southern Rhodesia Liberal Party (SRLP)
- United Federal Party (UFP)
- United National Federal Party (UNFP)
- United Rhodesia Party (URP)
- Canaan Banana (ZANU)
- Robert Mugabe (ZANU–PF)
- Emmerson Mnangagwa (ZANU–PF)
- Robert Mugabe (ZANU–PF)
- Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC–T)
- Nelson Chamisa (MDC–T, CCC)
- Arthur Mutambara (MDC–M)
- Abel Muzorewa (UANC)
- Joshua Nkomo (ZAPU, ZANU–PF)
- Welshman Ncube (MDC–N)
- Ndabaningi Sithole (ZANU, ZANU–Ndonga)
- Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC, MDC–T)
- Ian Smith (RF)
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