FACTSHEET: Registered political parties

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said dozens of parliamentary and local government by-elections delayed over fears of COVID-19 in the last two years will be held during the first quarter of 2022.

To date, there are 133 vacancies, 28 in the National Assembly and105 in local authorities across the country’s 10 provinces, making the by-elections a mini-dress rehearsal for the 2023 general election.

The following are some of the political parties registered with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission:

PARTY NAME                                                                                 LEADER
 
1. ZANU PF                                                                                    Emmerson D Mnangagwa
2. Movement For Democratic Change – Alliance                         Nelson Chamisa
3. Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai                        Douglas Mwonzora
4. ZAPU                                                                                          Sibangilizwe Nkomo
5. National Constitutional Assembly                                               Lovemore Madhuku
6. United African National Council                                                 Gwinyai Muzorewa
7. Free Zimbabwe                                                                            Joseph Makamba Busha
8.Rebuild Zimbabwe Party                                                              Everisto Chikanga
9.Republican Party                                                                           Hlabangana Kwanele
10.National Patriotic Front                                                               Eunice Sandi-Moyo
11. Zimbabwe Partnership for Prosperity                                         Blessing Kasiyamhuru
12. Bethel Christian Party                                                                 William Mugadza
13. Democratic Opposition Party                                                      Peter Wilson
14. National Alliance of Patriotic Democrats                                     Divine Mhambi Hove
15. United Democratic Alliance                                                        Daniel Shumba
16. United Democraic Front                                                              Peter Mapfumo Gava
17. Build Zimbabwe Alliance                                                            Noah Manyika
18. Coalition of Democrats                                                                Trust Chikohora
19. #1980 Freedom Movement Zimbabwe                                         Francis Danha
20. People’s Progressive Party                                                            Timothy Chiguvare
21. Forces of the Liberation of African National Party                       Egypt Dzinemunhenzva
22. Alliance for the People’s Agenda                                                   Nkosana Moyo
23. Labour, Economists and African Democrats                                  Linda Masarira
24. Transform Zimbabwe                                                                     Jacob Ngarivhume
25. People’s Democratic Party                                                             Lucia Matibenga
26. African Democratic Party
27. Alliance for National Salvation                                                      Moses Mzila-Ndlovu
28. African People’s Congress
29. All People’s Party                                                                            Sabastian Mubvumbi
30. New Zimbabwe Democratic Change                                               Bernard Mutemasango
31. Chief’s Party
32. Congress for True Democracy
33. Divine Alliance of Vitalisation of Inspired Development                Melbah Dzapasi
34. Diplomatic Intelligence Movement
35. Democracy Restoration Party                                                           Brian Mubvumbi
36. Equal Opportunity Development Party
37. Economic Reconstruction Party
38. United Democracy Movement                                                          Patrick Mugadza
39. Zimbabwe African National Congress                                              Timothy Ncube
40. Generational Economic Transformers                                       Adamson Banda
41. Liberation Democrats
42. Multi-racial Christian Democrats                                              Mathias Guchutu
43. Mthwakazi Republic Party                                                        Mqondisi Moyo
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