Zimbabwe: Parties inactive in 2000 & 2005
Updated March 2008
Zimbabwe has no law requiring registration by political parties. Thus it is difficult to determine whether a party, which does not compete in elections, actually exists in any formal or functional way. A good many of the parties on this list appear to be defunct, but determining their actual status requires a good deal more research.
The parties listed in the table below did not compete in either the 2000 or the 2005 House of Assembly elections.
Parties are ordered first by date of founding and then alphabetically.
| Party | Leaders | Founded |
|---|---|---|
| United National Federal Party (UNFP) | Chief Kayisa Ndiweni | 1978 |
| National Front of Zimbabwe (NFZ) | Peter Mandaza | 1979 |
| Zimbabwe Democratic Party (ZDP) | James Chikerema | 1979 |
| Zimbabwe Active People's Unity Party | Newman Ndela | 1989 |
| Zimbabwe People's Democratic Party (ZPDP) | Isabel Shanangurai Madangure | 1991 |
| Committee for a Democratic Society (CODESO) | Soul Ndlovu | 1993 |
| Forum Party of Zimbabwe (FPZ) | Washington Sansole Judge Enoch Dumbutshena |
Mar 1993 |
| Zimbabwe Congress Party (ZCP) | Kenneth Mano | 1994 |
| Zimbabwe Federal Party (ZFP) | Richard Ncube | 1994 |
| General Conference of Patriots | Obey Mudzingwa | 1998 |
| Zimbabwe African People's Union - Federal Party (ZAPU-FP) | Paul Siwela (expelled 2008) | 2002 |
| Peace Action is Freedom for All (PAFA) | ||
| Zimbabwe Labour Party (ZLP) |
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