The Patriotic Front was formed as a political party in 2001. In 2000, after Chiluba lost a bid to change the constitution to allow him to stand for third term, Michael Sata thought he would be endorsed as the MMD presidential candidate. The answer was given in 2001 when Chiluba noted that none of those (including Sata) who were in his government at the time were capable of winning the elections. At a secret ballot, Chiluba personally nominated Mwanawasa and voted for him to be the presidential candidate.[5] Angered by this turn of events, Sata quit the MMD and founded the PF.[6] At the same time, notable figures like Christon Tembo, Godfrey Miyanda and Edith Nawakwi formed the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD). Party. Sata became leader of the PF and was its presidential candidate for the 2001 general elections; he received 3.4% of the vote, finishing seventh out of the eleven candidates. In the National Assembly elections the party received 2.8% of the vote, winning a single seat.
Sata was again the party's presidential candidate in the 2006 general elections, this time finishing second to Levy Patrick Mwanawasa with 29% of the vote. With its National Assembly vote share increasing to 23% , the party won 43 seats, becoming the largest opposition party. Following Mwanawasa's death, a presidential by-election was held in 2008. Sata finished second to MMD candidate Rupiah Banda with 38% of the vote to Banda's 40%.
The 2011 general elections saw a reversal of the 2008 result, with Sata beating Banda by a margin of 42% to 35%. The PF also became the largest party in the National Assembly, winning 60 of the 150 seats. However, Sata died in office in October 2014. Vice-President Guy Scott took over as interim president until a by-election was held in January 2015. Edgar Lungu was selected as the party's candidate, and won the election with 48% of the vote.
In 2016 Edgar Lungu won again as the president with 50.35%, beating Hakainde Hichilema, now the President of Zambia by 100,530 votes or 2.72%.
In the lead up to the 2021 general election, Amnesty International publicly raised concerns about the violation of civil liberties, crackdowns on dissent and police killings while the party held political power.[7]
^Sinyangwe, Chiwoyu (13 July 2021). "Zambia: Young, urban and disgruntled PF supporters, can Lungu woo them back?". The Africa Report. Retrieved 17 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Presidential term limits in Africa by Daniel Vencovsky 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine AfricaFiles
^Shingi (27 September 2008). "Who will be Zambia's next president?". Knowledge for Development. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
^"Zambia: Killings and brutal crackdown against dissent set the tone for August election". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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The Patriotic Front PF is a social democratic political party in Zambia The party was formed by Michael Sata as a breakaway party of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy MMD in 2001 after the President Frederick Chiluba nominated Levy Mwanawasa as its presidential candidate for 2001 elections The party s main base of support are usually the youth and poor people in urban centres although this support wavered starting in 2021 as well as members of the Bemba people in Copperbelt Province Luapula and Lusaka Province 4 Patriotic FrontPresidentEdgar LunguSecretary GeneralDavies MwilaFounderMichael SataFounded2001 2001 Split fromMMDHeadquartersFarmer House Cairo Road LusakaIdeologySocial democracy 1 2 Social conservatism 2 Political positionCentre left 2 International affiliationSocialist International consultative 3 Colours Black Blue Green WhiteSlogan For Lower Taxes More Jobs and More Money in Your Pockets National Assembly60 156Pan African Parliament2 5Election symbolBoatWebsiteFacebook pagePolitics of ZambiaPolitical partiesElectionsAfter several years the PF gained power in the 2011 general elections and governed until the 2021 elections Contents 1 Formation 2 Electoral history 2 1 Presidential elections 2 2 National Assembly elections 3 References 4 External linksFormation EditThe Patriotic Front was formed as a political party in 2001 In 2000 after Chiluba lost a bid to change the constitution to allow him to stand for third term Michael Sata thought he would be endorsed as the MMD presidential candidate The answer was given in 2001 when Chiluba noted that none of those including Sata who were in his government at the time were capable of winning the elections At a secret ballot Chiluba personally nominated Mwanawasa and voted for him to be the presidential candidate 5 Angered by this turn of events Sata quit the MMD and founded the PF 6 At the same time notable figures like Christon Tembo Godfrey Miyanda and Edith Nawakwi formed the Forum for Democracy and Development FDD Party Sata became leader of the PF and was its presidential candidate for the 2001 general elections he received 3 4 of the vote finishing seventh out of the eleven candidates In the National Assembly elections the party received 2 8 of the vote winning a single seat Sata was again the party s presidential candidate in the 2006 general elections this time finishing second to Levy Patrick Mwanawasa with 29 of the vote With its National Assembly vote share increasing to 23 the party won 43 seats becoming the largest opposition party Following Mwanawasa s death a presidential by election was held in 2008 Sata finished second to MMD candidate Rupiah Banda with 38 of the vote to Banda s 40 The 2011 general elections saw a reversal of the 2008 result with Sata beating Banda by a margin of 42 to 35 The PF also became the largest party in the National Assembly winning 60 of the 150 seats However Sata died in office in October 2014 Vice President Guy Scott took over as interim president until a by election was held in January 2015 Edgar Lungu was selected as the party s candidate and won the election with 48 of the vote In 2016 Edgar Lungu won again as the president with 50 35 beating Hakainde Hichilema now the President of Zambia by 100 530 votes or 2 72 In the lead up to the 2021 general election Amnesty International publicly raised concerns about the violation of civil liberties crackdowns on dissent and police killings while the party held political power 7 Electoral history EditPresidential elections Edit Election Party candidate Votes Result2001 Michael Sata 59 172 3 40 Lost N2006 804 748 29 37 Lost N2008 683 150 38 13 Lost N2011 1 170 966 41 98 Elected Y2015 Edgar Lungu 807 925 48 33 Elected Y2016 1 860 877 50 35 Elected Y2021 1 870 780 38 71 Lost NNational Assembly elections Edit Election Votes Seats Position Outcome2001 49 362 2 82 1 159 1 7th Opposition2006 622 864 22 96 43 159 42 2nd Opposition2011 1 037 108 38 42 60 159 17 1st Minority government2016 1 537 946 42 01 80 156 20 1st Majority government2021 1 722 718 35 70 60 156 20 2nd OppositionReferences Edit Zambia www worldstatesmen org Retrieved 26 February 2021 a b c Zambia Africa Elects africaelects com Retrieved 14 August 2022 https web archive org web 20131216005724 https www socialistinternational org images dynamicImages files Council 20decisions 1 pdf Decisions of the Council Sinyangwe Chiwoyu 13 July 2021 Zambia Young urban and disgruntled PF supporters can Lungu woo them back The Africa Report Retrieved 17 August 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Presidential term limits in Africa by Daniel Vencovsky Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine AfricaFiles Shingi 27 September 2008 Who will be Zambia s next president Knowledge for Development Retrieved 26 February 2021 Zambia Killings and brutal crackdown against dissent set the tone for August election www amnesty org Retrieved 2 July 2021 External links EditFacebook page of the Patriotic Front PF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patriotic Front Zambia amp oldid 1156454072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
