Zambia is a multi-party system with the United Party for National Development in government. Opposition parties are allowed and do have some significant representation in government.
Active parties
Parties represented in the national assembly Party Abbr. Leader Politicalposition Ideology MPsUnited Party for National Development UPND Hakainde Hichilema Centre-right National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity NRPUP Ezra Tembo Resolute PartyRPMartin PhiriCitizens First CF Harry Kalaba Zambia Must Prosper ZMP Kelvin Fube Bwalya
Other parties
Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) ALL Peoples Congress Party (APC) Common Cause for Democracy Democratic Party Agenda for Development party for the People (ADP) Forum for Democracy and Development Green Party Merge Zambia Party (MZ) Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) National Alliance Party National Restoration Party (NAREP) New Heritage Party (NHP) New Era Democratic Party (NED) Party of National Unity and Progress (PNUP) Patriotic Front (PF) People’s Convention Independence Party People's Party Rainbow Party Republican Progressive Party (RPP) Social Democratic Party Socialist Party (SP) United Liberal Party United National Independence Party (UNIP) United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) The Zambia We Want Party (ZWW) Zambia Republican Party (ZRP) Zambia Wake Up Party (ZAWAPA)
Defunct parties Zambian African National Congress (1948–1972) Zambian African National Congress (1958–1959) United Progressive Party (1971–1972) New Generation Party National Democratic Alliance (1990-?)
See also Politics of Zambia List of political parties by country Bibliography of the history of Zambia
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