United Liberal Party (Zambia)
The United Liberal Party (ULP) is a political party in Zambia.
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| Leader | Sakwiba Sikota |
| Founded | July 2006 |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
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History
The ULP was formed in July 2006 by Sakwiba Sikota after he lost the United Party for National Development leadership contest.[1] The party did not nominate a presidential candidate for the September 2006 general elections, but it received 2.4% of the vote for the National Assembly, winning three seats.
The party supported the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy's Rupiah Banda in the 2008 presidential by-election and 2011 general elections,[1] but lost all three seats in the National Assembly in the 2011 elections after receiving just 131 votes.
References
- Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World, CQ Press, p1617
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