Patriotic Front (Zambia)

Patriotic Front
President	Miles Sampa
Secretary-General	Morgan Ng'ona
Founder	Michael Sata
Founded	2001 (2001)
Split from	MMD
Headquarters	Farmer House, Cairo Road, Lusaka
Ideology	Social democracy Social conservatism[1]
Political position	Centre-left[1]
International affiliation	Socialist International (consultative)[2]
Colours	Black   Blue   Green   White
Slogan	"For Lower Taxes, More Jobs and More Money in Your Pockets"
National Assembly	60 / 156
Pan African Parliament	2 / 5
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Boat
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The Patriotic Front (PF) is a political party in Zambia, founded in 2001 by Michael Sata. It emerged as a breakaway party from the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) after Sata was not selected as the MMD's presidential candidate for the 2001 elections. The PF is primarily supported by the youth and the urban poor, and it gained significant political influence over time.

The party first came to power after winning the 2011 general elections, with Michael Sata winning the presidential election. After Sata's death in 2014, Edgar Lungu became the party's leader and won subsequent presidential elections in 2015 and 2016. However, in the 2021 elections, the PF lost power to the United Party for National Development (UPND) led by Hakainde Hichilema.

The PF is associated with Social democracy^[3][1] and has been a member of the Socialist International as a consultative party. Its political position is considered center-left.