The United Democratic Party is a liberal party in Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

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The party is an observer at Liberal International

Liberal International

Liberal International is a political international federation for liberal parties. Its headquarters is located at 1 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HD within the National Liberal Club. It was founded in Oxford in 1947, and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal parties and for the...

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At the 2000 legislative elections

Elections in Tanzania

Elections in Tanzania gives information on election and election results in Tanzania.Tanzania elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people...

, the party 2 out of 269 seats in the National Assembly. In the presidential elections of the same day, its candidate John Momise Cheyo won 4.2% of the vote.

The party didn't field a presidential candidate in the 14 December 2005 election

Tanzanian elections, 2005

Tanzania held presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 December 2005. Originally scheduled for 30 October, the elections were postponed due to the death of a vice-presidential candidate. These polls were the third since the country returned to multiparty rule in 1992...

, but did win one seat in National Assembly

National Assembly of Tanzania

The National Assembly of Tanzania and the President of the United Republic make up the Parliament of Tanzania. The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Hon. Anna Makinda, who presides over an assembly of 357 members.- History :...

 elections held on the same day.

See also

• Liberalism
  Liberalism
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• Contributions to liberal theory
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• Liberalism worldwide
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• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy
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