United Democratic Front

The United Democratic Front claims to be a liberal party in Malawi and is mainly strong in the southern region populated by ethnic Yao. The party is a member of Liberal International, which it joined at the latter's Reykjavík Congress in 1994.^[1] Bakili Muluzi, who was president of Malawi from 1994 to 2004, is the chairman of the UDF.

In the general election held on 20 May 2004, the UDF's candidate for president, Bingu wa Mutharika, won 35.9% of the vote and was elected. The party also won 49 out of 194 seats. After succeeding Muluzi, Mutharika came into conflict with much of the party, including Muluzi, and he left the party in February 2005 to form the Democratic Progressive Party.

See also

• Liberalism
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy

References

Political parties in Malawi
Alliance for Democracy - Democratic Progressive Party - Malawi Congress Party - Mgwirizano Coalition (Malawi Democratic Party, Malawi Forum for Unity and Development, Movement for Genuine Democratic Change, National Unity Party, People's Progressive Movement, People's Transformation Party, Republican Party) - National Democratic Alliance - United Democratic Front
- List of political parties - Politics of Malawi

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