List of political parties in Uganda
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This article lists political parties in Uganda. Until a
constitutional referendum in July 2005, only one political organization, the Movement (also called the National Resistance Movement) was allowed to operate in Uganda. The president, who also chairs the Movement, maintained that the Movement was not a political party
, but a mass organization that claimed the loyalty of all Ugandans.
Until the 2005 referendum, the 1995 constitution had required the suspension of political parties while the Movement organization was in governance. Other political parties could technically exist but were prohibited from sponsoring candidates and holding meetings.
Registered political parties are now allowed to operate openly and contest elections. However, sometimes they find hardship in practicing their rights by the party in power.
Active political parties
Parties with parliamentary representation
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | MPs | |
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| National Resistance Movement Harakati za Upinzani za Kitaifa |
NRM | Yoweri Museveni | Big tent (Dominantly Right-wing) |
336 / 529
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| National Unity Platform Jukwaa la Umoja wa Kitaifa |
NUP | Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu | Centre-left | Constitutionalism Progressivism |
57 / 529
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| Forum for Democratic Change Jukwaa la Mabadiliko ya Kidemokrasia |
FDC | Patrick Amuriat Oboi | Centre-right | Liberal democracy Liberal conservatism Secularism |
32 / 529
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| Democratic Party Chama cha Kidemokrasia |
DP | Norbert Mao | Centre-right | Christian democracy Social conservatism |
9 / 529
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| Uganda People's Congress Congress ya Watu wa Uganda |
UPC | Jimmy Micheal Akena | Centre-left (with Left-wing factions) |
Social democracy African nationalism Pan-Africanism |
9 / 529
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| Justice Forum | JEEMA | Asuman Basalirwa | Syncretic | Constitutionalism Social conservatism |
1 / 529
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| People's Progressive Party | PPP | Jaberi Bidandi Ssali | Centre-left to Left-wing | Social democracy | 1 / 529
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Political Parties without Representation in Parliament
As of September 2023, the
Uganda Electoral Commission lists 26 registered political parties on its website. Some of the listed parties include the following:[1]
- Activist Party
- Sammy unity Platform
- Alliance for National Transformation
- Congress Service Volunteers Organisation
- Conservative Party
- Ecological Party of Uganda
- Forum for Integrity in Leadership
- Green Partisan Party
- Liberal Democratic Transparency Party
- National Convention For Democracy
- National Peasants’ Party
- People's Development Party
- People’s United Movement
- Republican Women and Youth Party
- Revolutionary People’s Party
- Social Democratic Party
- Society for Peace and Development
- Uganda Economic Party
- Uganda Federal Alliance
- Uganda Patriotic Movement
Defunct political parties
- Uganda People's Movement
See also
- Politics of Uganda
- List of political parties by country
- Uganda Salvation Front
References
- ^ Uganda Electoral Commission (14 September 2020). "List of Registered Political Parties In Uganda". Kampala: Electoral Commission of Uganda. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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