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The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a 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 (UDF), which was led by his predecessor, Bakili Muluzi .
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 (DPP). In 2009, it was the DPP which won the election. This led to mass defections from the UDF to the ruling DPP. The party however, continued to restructure.
The political process in Malawi is such that parties are voted into power. Parties participate in an electoral process. The parties with the most representation in the National Assembly are the People's Party (PP), Malawi Congress Party (MCP), United Democratic Front (UDF), and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
[3] 32 independent MPs were elected, though many of those started joining the DPP after the election; one seat was won by the Maravi People's Party (MPP), the Alliance for Democracy (Aford) and the Malawi Forum for Unity and Development (MAFUNDE). In one constituency, the election was postponed.
Kondwani Nankhumwa (born July 3, 1978) [1] is a Malawian politician who served as the Minister of Local Government in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government led by Prof. Peter Mutharika in Malawi. [2] In July 2018, he was elected the vice president of the DPP for the southern region of Malawi.
Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi) Joseph Mwanamveka is a Malawian politician and banker. He was the Minister of Finance of Malawi. [1] Mwanamveka has a degree in ...
A court in Malawi has dropped corruption charges against the country's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima, clearing a legal hurdle over his potential candidacy in next year's presidential election.
Arthur Peter Mutharika (born 18 July 1940) [1] [2] is a Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi from May 2014 to June 2020. [3] Mutharika has worked in the field of international justice, specialising in international economic law, international law and comparative constitutional law. [4]