Forum for Democracy and Development
PresidentEdith Nawakwi
FounderChriston Tembo
Founded2001
Split fromMMD
HeadquartersLusaka
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
SloganZambia First
National Assembly
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Website
fddzambia.or.zm

The Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) is a political party in Zambia.

History

The FDD was founded in 2001 by former members of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD), disaffected by Frederick Chiluba's efforts to change the constitution to allow him to stand for a third term.[1] In the 2001 general elections it nominated Christon Tembo as its presidential candidate; Tembo finished third in a field of eleven candidates with 13% of the vote. In the National Assembly elections the party received 16% of the vote, winning 12 seats. Three FDD politicians were later invited by President Levy Mwanawasa to serve in a 'unity cabinet', and they were expelled from the party for accepting the invitation.

In 2005 the FDD chose Edith Nawakwi, a former MMD minister, as its president. However, in 2006 the government de-registered the FDD on the grounds that it had failed to submit an annual report. The FDD subsequently joined the United Democratic Alliance, which put forward United Party for National Development leader Hakainde Hichilema as its presidential candidate for the 2006 general elections.[1] Hilchema finished third with 25% of the vote, whilst the UDA won 24 seats in the National Assembly, down from the combined 74 the alliance's member parties had won in 2001.

The FDD did not nominate a candidate for the 2008 presidential by-election, but put forward Nawakwi for the 2011 general elections. She received 0.2% of the vote, finishing seventh out of the nine candidates. The party won a single seat in the National Assembly, Chifumu Banda in Chasefu. Nawakwi ran for the presidency again in the 2015 presidential by-election, finishing third with 0.9% of the vote.

The FDD currently holds one seat in the National Assembly.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2001 Christon Tembo 228,861 13.17% Lost Red XN
2006 Supported Hakainde Hichilema (UDA) 693,772 25.32% Lost Red XN
2011 Edith Nawakwi 6,833 0.24% Lost Red XN
2015 15,321 0.92% Lost Red XN
2016 24,149 0.65% Lost Red XN

National Assembly elections

Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Outcome
2001 Christon Tembo 272,817 15.58%
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 Increase 12 Increase 3rd Opposition
2006 610,608

as part of UDA

22.51%
26 / 159
 Increase 14 Steady 3rd Opposition
2011 Edith Nawakwi 20,243 0.75%
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 Decrease 25 Decrease 5th Opposition
2016 79,489 2.17%
1 / 156
 Steady Increase 4th Opposition
2021 4,006 0.08%
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 Decrease 1 Decrease 8th Extra-parliamentary

References

  1. ^ a b Simon, David J.; Pletcher, James R.; Siegel, Brian V., eds. (2008). "National Citizen's Coalition (NCC)". Historical Dictionary of Zambia. African Historical Dictionaries. Vol. 106 (3rd ed.). Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-8108-5305-8.
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