Democrat Union of Africa

The Democrat Union of Africa is an alliance of centre-right political parties in Africa. Founded in Dakar, Senegal, in 1997, it is affiliated to the global International Democrat Union.^[1]

Member parties

Country	Party	Abbr	Color	Upper house legislative seats	Lower house legislative seats	Status
Côte d'Ivoire	Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally	PDCI-RDA	Green	Unicameral legislature only	76 / 255	Junior party in government coalition
Ghana	New Patriotic Party	NPP	Red, Blue, and White	Unicameral legislature only	123 / 275	In opposition
Kenya	Democratic Party	DP	Red	0 / 67	0 / 349	Extra-parliamentary opposition
Lesotho	Basotho National Party	BNP	Blue, White, Red, and Green	Senate members are tribal leaders or appointees	5 / 120	In opposition
Liberia	Unity Party	UP	Green and Maroon	10 / 30	25 / 73	In government
Malawi	People's Party	PP	Orange, Black & White	Unicameral legislature only	26 / 193	In opposition
Namibia	Democratic Turnhalle Alliance	DTA	Blue and Red	Unicameral legislature only	5 / 96	In opposition
Seychelles	New Democratic Party	NDP	Blue	Unicameral legislature only	0 / 31	Extra-parliamentary opposition
Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone People's Party	SLPP	Green	Unicameral legislature only	43 / 112	In opposition
Tanzania	Party for Democracy and Progress	CHADEMA	Red, Blue, and White	Unicameral legislature only	49 / 353	In opposition
Uganda	Democratic Party	DP	Green	Unicameral legislature only	12 / 375	In opposition
Uganda	Forum for Democratic Change	FDC	Blue	Unicameral legislature only	34 / 375	In opposition

Country	Party	Abbr	Color	Upper house legislative seats	Lower house legislative seats	Status
Mozambique	Democratic Movement of Mozambique	MDM	Orange	Unicameral legislature only	8 / 250	In opposition
Sierra Leone	People's Movement for Democratic Change	PMDC	Green, Orange	Unicameral legislature only	0 / 112	Extra-parliamentary opposition

↑ Burnell, Peter J. (2006). Globalizing Democracy: Party Politics in Emerging Democracies. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-415-40184-5.

Member parties



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