United Parties
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The United Parties was founded in 1994 and is led by retired Bishop Abel Muzorewa
. The UP is an amalgamation of Muzorewa
's former party, United African National Council
, and a Matebeleland and Masvingo
-based faction of the Forum Party
which had been formed in 1993. The UP also received members from the Zimbabwe Unity Movement
, the party founded by former ZANU PF secretary general Edgar Tekere
in 1989.
The UP boycotted the 1995 elections and in 1996 Muzorewa withdrew from the Presidential race charging widespread irregularities in the electoral law and administration.
In the run-up to the 2000 election the UP called for Mugabe's resignation and an end to political intimidation.
The party signed a voting pact agreement with the Liberty Party, ZANU Ndonga and the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats with the aim of supporting the other party's candidate to avoid splitting votes.
Abel Muzorewa
Bishop Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia from the Internal Settlement to the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979...
. The UP is an amalgamation of Muzorewa
Abel Muzorewa
Bishop Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia from the Internal Settlement to the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979...
's former party, United African National Council
United African National Council
The United African National Council is a political party in Zimbabwe.In 1979, led by Bishop Abel Muzorewa, the UANC Party held formal power in Zimbabwe during the short-lived period of the Internal Settlement...
, and a Matebeleland and Masvingo
Masvingo
Masvingo is a town in south-eastern Zimbabwe and the capital of Masvingo Province. The town is close to Great Zimbabwe, the national monument from which the country takes its name.- History :...
-based faction of the Forum Party
Forum Party
The Forum Party of Zimbabwe was a conservative political party in Zimbabwe.The Forum party was formed in March 1993 and was led by a former Zimbabwean Chief Justice Enoch Dumbutshena...
which had been formed in 1993. The UP also received members from the Zimbabwe Unity Movement
Zimbabwe Unity Movement
The Zimbabwe Unity Movement, was a short lived political movement in Zimbabwe. It served as a successor and link to the Conservative Alliance of Zimbabwe...
, the party founded by former ZANU PF secretary general Edgar Tekere
Edgar Tekere
Edgar Zivanai Tekere was a Zimbabwean politician. He was a president of the Zimbabwe African National Union who organised the party during the Lancaster House talks and served in government before his popularity as a potential rival to Robert Mugabe caused their...
in 1989.
The UP boycotted the 1995 elections and in 1996 Muzorewa withdrew from the Presidential race charging widespread irregularities in the electoral law and administration.
In the run-up to the 2000 election the UP called for Mugabe's resignation and an end to political intimidation.
The party signed a voting pact agreement with the Liberty Party, ZANU Ndonga and the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats with the aim of supporting the other party's candidate to avoid splitting votes.