List of political parties in Zambia

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Zambia is a multi-party system with the United Party for National Development in government. Opposition parties are allowed and do have some significant representation in government.

## Active parties

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### Parties represented in the National Assembly

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Party  | Abbr.  | Leader  | Political position  | Ideology  | MPs

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| United Party for National Development | UPND  | Hakainde Hichilema | Centre-left | Liberalism
Social democracy |

82 / 156

| Patriotic Front | PF  | Miles Sampa | Centre-left | Social democracy
Social conservatism |

59 / 156

| Party of National Unity and Progress | PNUP  | Highvie Hamududu | Centre-right | Liberalism
Conservatism |

1 / 156

| New Era Democratic Party | NED  | Pumulo Situmbeko  | Centre-right | Democracy
Conservatism |

1 / 156

### Other parties

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* Agenda for Development Party for the People
* Agenda for Zambia
* All Peoples Congress Party (Nasson Msoni)
* Alliance for a Better Zambia
* Alliance for Democracy and Development
* Common Cause for Democracy
* Democratic Party
* Forum for Democracy and Development
* Green Party of Zambia (Greens)
* Merge Zambia Party (MZ)
* Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
* National Alliance Party
* National Democratic Focus
* National Restoration Party
* New Heritage Party
* New Era Democratic Party (NED)
* People’s Convention Independence Party
* People's Party (Zambia)
* Rainbow Party
* Republican Progressive Party
* Social Democratic Party
* Socialist Party
* United Liberal Party
* United National Independence Party
* The Zambia We Want Party (ZWW)
* Zambia Republican Party

Citizens first( CF)

* Zambia must prosper(zmp)
* Zambia wake up(zawapa)

## Defunct parties

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* Zambian African National Congress (1948–1972)
* Zambian African National Congress (1958–1959)
* United Progressive Party (1971–1972)
* New Generation Party
* National Democratic Alliance (1990-?)

## See also

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* Politics of Zambia
* List of political parties by country

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Political parties in Zambia

National Assembly|

* United Party for National Development (82)
* Patriotic Front (60)
* Party of National Unity and Progress (1)
* Independents (13)

Unrepresented|

* Alliance for Democracy and Development
* Democratic Party
* Forum for Democracy and Development
* Heritage Party
* Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
* National Party
* National Restoration Party
* Rainbow Party
* Socialist Party
* United Liberal Party
* United National Independence Party
* Zambia Democratic Congress
* Zambians for Empowerment and Development
* Zambia Republican Party

Defunct|

* Agenda for Zambia
* Central Africa Party
* Confederate Party
* Dominion Party
* Federal Party
* National Citizens' Coalition
* National Democratic Focus
* National Progressive Party
* Northern Rhodesian Labour Party
* Revolutionary Socialist Party
* United Democratic Alliance
* United Federal Party
* United Party
* United Progressive Party
* Zambia Alliance for Progress
* Zambian African National Congress (1948–1972)
* Zambian African National Congress (1958–1959)

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