United Party for National Development

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United Party for National Development
Abbreviation	UPND
President	Hakainde Hichilema
Chairperson	Collins Maoma
Secretary-General	Batuke Imenda
Presidium	National Management Committee
Spokesperson	Cornelius Mweetwa
Vice President	Mutale Nalumango
Deputy Secretary-General	Getrude Imenda
National Treasurer	Watson Lumba
Founder	Anderson Mazoka
Founded	December 1998 (1998-12)
Split from	MMD
Youth wing	UPND Youth League
Membership (2024)	620,000
Ideology	Social liberalism Economic liberalism
Political position	Centre
National affiliation	UPND Alliance
Continental affiliation	Africa Liberal Network
Colours	Red   Yellow
Slogan	Zambia Forward
National Assembly	82 / 156
Pan-African Parliament	2 / 5 (Zambian seats)
Website
upndzambia.org
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The United Party for National Development (UPND) is a prominent political party in Zambia, founded in December 1998 by Anderson Mazoka, a former executive of the Anglo American Corporation. The party emerged as a significant opposition force following a split from the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD). The UPND positions itself as a centrist party with strong ideological commitments to social and economic liberalism, advocating for policies that support free-market principles, human rights, and democratic governance.

The UPND rose to national prominence under the leadership of Hakainde Hichilema, a businessman who assumed the party's presidency after Mazoka's death in 2006. Under Hichilema's leadership, the party has become the main opposition force in Zambian politics, contesting multiple elections before finally winning the presidency in the 2021 elections. Hichilema's victory marked the UPND's transition from opposition to governance, with the party now playing a crucial role in shaping the country's political and economic landscape.

The party's internal structure includes the National Management Committee (NMC), its chief executive organ, which is elected every five years during the party's General Assembly. The NMC is responsible for electing the National Executive Committee (NEC), which handles day-to-day decision-making within the party.

The UPND is also a member of the Africa Liberal Network,^[1] aligning itself with other liberal parties across the continent.