United Democratic Party (Tanzania)

United Democratic Party
Chama cha UDP (Swahili)
AbbreviationUDP
ChairmanJohn Cheyo
Founded1992
HeadquartersDar es Salaam
IdeologyLiberalism

The United Democratic Party (UDP) is an opposition liberal party in Tanzania.[1] The party is an observer at Liberal International.[citation needed]

Electoral performance

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At the 2000 legislative elections, the party won 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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.