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The United Democratic Front claims to be a liberal party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 in Malawi
Malawi

The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast and Mozambique, which surrounds it on the east, south and west....
 and is mainly strong in the southern region populated by ethnic Yao
Yao (ethnic group in Africa)

The waYao, or Yao, is a major ethnic and linguistic group based at the southern end of Lake Malawi, which played an important part in the history of East Africa during the 1800s....
. The party is a member of Liberal International
Liberal International

Liberal International is a political international for liberalism political party. Its headquarters are located at 1 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HD within the National Liberal Club....
, which it joined at the latter's Reykjavík Congress in 1994. Bakili Muluzi
Bakili Muluzi

Elson Bakili Muluzi is a Malawian politician. He was the President of Malawi from 1994 to 2004 and is currently the Chairman of the United Democratic Front ....
, who was president of Malawi from 1994 to 2004, is the chairman of the UDF.

In the general election held on 20 May 2004, the UDF's candidate for president, Bingu wa Mutharika
Bingu wa Mutharika

His Excellency Dr Bingu wa Mutharika is a Malawi economist, politician, and the current President of Malawi. He took office on May 24, 2004, after winning a disputed Malawi general election, 2004....
, won 35.9% of the vote and was elected.






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The United Democratic Front claims to be a liberal party
Political party

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain politics power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns....
 in Malawi
Malawi

The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast and Mozambique, which surrounds it on the east, south and west....
 and is mainly strong in the southern region populated by ethnic Yao
Yao (ethnic group in Africa)

The waYao, or Yao, is a major ethnic and linguistic group based at the southern end of Lake Malawi, which played an important part in the history of East Africa during the 1800s....
. The party is a member of Liberal International
Liberal International

Liberal International is a political international for liberalism political party. Its headquarters are located at 1 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HD within the National Liberal Club....
, which it joined at the latter's Reykjavík Congress in 1994. Bakili Muluzi
Bakili Muluzi

Elson Bakili Muluzi is a Malawian politician. He was the President of Malawi from 1994 to 2004 and is currently the Chairman of the United Democratic Front ....
, who was president of Malawi from 1994 to 2004, is the chairman of the UDF.

In the general election held on 20 May 2004, the UDF's candidate for president, Bingu wa Mutharika
Bingu wa Mutharika

His Excellency Dr Bingu wa Mutharika is a Malawi economist, politician, and the current President of Malawi. He took office on May 24, 2004, after winning a disputed Malawi general election, 2004....
, won 35.9% of the vote and was elected. The party also won 49 out of 194 seats. After succeeding Muluzi, Mutharika came into conflict with much of the party, including Muluzi, and he left the party in February 2005 to form the Democratic Progressive Party
Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi)

The Democratic Progressive Party is the ruling political party in Malawi. The party was formed in February 2005 by Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika after a dispute with the United Democratic Front ....
.

On April 24 2008, a UDF convention, which included 2,000 delegates, chose Muluzi as the party's 2009 presidential candidate, despite questions about his eligibility due to term limits. He received 1,950 votes at the convention against 38 for Vice-President Cassim Chilumpha
Cassim Chilumpha

Dr. Cassim Chilumpha has been Vice-President of Malawi since 16 June 2004. He is a member of the United Democratic Front party.Chilumpha served as Minister of Finance in the administration of Heads of State of Malawi Bakili Muluzi from March 1998 to 2000....
.

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