Zambia: Parties in the 2006 National Assembly
Updated January 2008
Parties are ordered by the number of seats obtained in the 2006 parliamentary election.
| Coalition | Party | Leaders | Founding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) | Rupiah Banda Levy P Mwanawasa (d 19 Aug 2008) Fredrick Chiluba (retired) |
20 July 1990 | |
| Patriotic Front | Michael MC Sata | October 2001 | |
| United Democratic Alliance (UDA) | United Party for National Development (UPND) | Hichilema Hakainde Anderson K Mazoka (d 24 May 2006) |
24 December 1998 |
| Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) | Edith Nawakwi Christon Tembo (retired 2005) |
2001 | |
| United National Independence Party (UNIP) Formerly: Zambia African National Congress (ZANC) |
Tilyenji Kaunda Francis Nkhoma (expelled 2001) Kebby Musokotwane Kenneth David Kaunda (retired 2000) |
24 October 1958 | |
| United Liberal Party (ULP) | Sakwiba Sikota | July 2006 | |
| National Democratic Focus | Zambia Republican Party (ZRP) | Benjamin Yorum Mwila | 2000 |