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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.
She made a full and public apology to the DPP, the President and the electorate. [4] [5] She is a member the Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus which is an association of the women in parliament. In 2019 just 20% of the parliament were women. [6]
Malawi's main opposition party, the Democratic Progress Party endorsed on Sunday former President Peter Mutharika to be its candidate in next year's presidential election. Mutharika, 84, who was ...
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]
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.
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).
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 ...