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The '''United Democratic Alliance''' (UDA) was a [[political alliance]] in [[Zambia]] formed to contest the [[Zambian general election, 2006|2006 general elections]].

==History==
The UDA was formed on 1 March 2006 by the [[United Party for National Development]] (UPND), the [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) and the [[Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD)]],<ref>[https://www.eisa.org.za/wep/zam2006resultsp.htm Zambia: 2006 Presidential elections results] EISA</ref> which between them had won 74 of the 150 elected seats in the National Assembly in the [[Zambian general election, 2001|2001 elections]]. [[Anderson Mazoka]], who had finished as runner-up in the presidential elections, was the alliance's leader until his death in May 2006. He was succeeded by [[Hakainde Hichilema]],<ref>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2359_06.htm Elections held in 2006] IPU</ref> also of the UPND.

In the 2006 elections Hichilema finished third out of the five presidential candidates with 25% of the vote. In the [[National Assembly (Zambia)|National Assembly]] elections the party received 23% of the vote, winning 26 seats.

The three parties contested the [[Zambian general election, 2011|2011 elections]] separately.

==References==
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{{Zambian political parties}}

[[Category:Political party alliances in Zambia]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 2006]]
[[Category:2006 establishments in Zambia]]
[[Category:Defunct political parties in Zambia]]
[[Category:Political parties with year of disestablishment missing]]