Party of National Unity and Progress
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Party of National Unity and Progress | |
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Abbreviation | PNUP |
Leader | Highvie Hamududu |
Founded | May 2017[1] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-right[1] |
Colours | Orange |
Slogan | Together We Stand |
National Assembly | 1 / 156 |
Election symbol | |
Wheel | |
Website | |
Facebook group | |
The Party Of National Unity and Progress is a political party in Zambia. The party was originally launched in Lusaka in May 2017 as the Party of National Unity (PNU),[2] but later relaunched and rebranded as the Party of National Unity and Progress (PNUP) in January 2021.[1][3]
The party is led by economist Highvie Hamududu.[2][3] In the 2021 Zambian general election, PNUP won a single seat in the National Assembly in the constituency of Nalolo, with Imanga Wamunyima in the seat.[4][5]
Electoral history
[edit]Presidential elections
[edit]Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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2021 | Highvie Hamududu | 10,480 | 0.22% | Lost |
National Assembly elections
[edit]Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Outcome |
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2021 | 13,178 | 0,27 | 1 / 156 | New | 5th | Opposition |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Party of National Unity and Progress". Our Campaigns. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ a b "Any mob can win political power – Hamududu". The Mast Online. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ a b "August election an opportunity for introspection – Hamududu". News Diggers!. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
- ^ "Imanga Wamunyima 2021". National Assembly of Zambia. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "Zambia faces hung parliament following general elections". News Ghana. 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-12-20.