Patriotic Front | |
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| President | Miles Sampa |
| Secretary-General | Morgan Ng'ona |
| Founder | Michael Sata |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Split from | MMD |
| Headquarters | Farmer House, Cairo Road, Lusaka |
| Ideology | Social democracy Social conservatism[1] |
| Political position | Centre-left[1] |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (consultative)[2] |
| Colours | Black Blue Green White |
| Slogan | "For Lower Taxes, More Jobs and More Money in Your Pockets" |
| National Assembly | 60 / 156 |
| Pan African Parliament | 2 / 5 |
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| Website | |
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The Patriotic Front (PF) is a political party in Zambia, founded in 2001 by Michael Sata. It emerged as a breakaway party from the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) after Sata was not selected as the MMD's presidential candidate for the 2001 elections. The PF is primarily supported by the youth and the urban poor, and it gained significant political influence over time.
The party first came to power after winning the 2011 general elections, with Michael Sata winning the presidential election. After Sata's death in 2014, Edgar Lungu became the party's leader and won subsequent presidential elections in 2015 and 2016. However, in the 2021 elections, the PF lost power to the United Party for National Development (UPND) led by Hakainde Hichilema.
The PF is associated with Social democracy[3][1] and has been a member of the Socialist International as a consultative party. Its political position is considered center-left.
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- ^ "Zambia". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 26 February 2021.