The Party of Development and Reforms (PDR), sometimes seen as the Party of Reforms and Development, was a

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. It officially changed its name to United Democratic Alliance (UDA) in December 2020.

History

The party was established as the Party of Action (POA) in February 2012 by

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in order to contest the 2013 general elections. It later formed an electoral pact with the

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(KNC) for the 2013 general elections, which was formalised as the

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. The alliance nominated the KNC's

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as its presidential candidate. In the elections Kenneth finished fourth in the presidential contest with 0.6% of the vote. The Party of Action failed to win a parliament, receiving less than 0.05% of the vote. Prior to the 2017 general elections, the party was renamed. In the elections the PDR endorsed incumbent President

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, also winning four seats in the

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and one in the

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References

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