List of political parties in Uganda
This article lists political parties in Uganda. Until a constitutional referendum in July 2005, only one political organization, the Movement (also called the National Resistance Movement) was allowed to operate in Uganda. The president, who also chairs the Movement, maintained that the Movement was not a political party, but a mass organization that claimed the loyalty of all Ugandans.
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Until the 2005 referendum, the 1995 constitution had required the suspension of political parties while the Movement organization was in governance. Other political parties could technically exist but were prohibited from sponsoring candidates and holding meetings.
Registered political parties are now allowed to operate openly and contest elections.
Active political parties
The Uganda Electoral Commission lists 29 registered political parties on its website. Some of the listed parties include the following:[1]
- Alliance for National Transformation
- Conservative Party
- Democratic Party
- Federal Democratic Party
- Forum for Democratic Change
- Justice Forum
- Labour Party
- National Democrats Forum
- National Resistance Movement
- National Unity Platform
- People's Development Party
- People Power
- People's Progressive Party
- Uganda Federal Alliance
- Uganda People's Congress
- Uganda Socialist Green Party
Defunct political parties
- Kabaka Yekka
- Uganda Patriotic Movement
- Uganda People's Movement
- bugisu political party
See also
- Politics of Uganda
- List of political parties by country
- Uganda Salvation Front
References
- UEC, . (2011). "List of Registered Political Parties In Uganda". Uganda Electoral Commission (UEC). Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)