The United Democratic Party is a

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in the

Marshall Islands The Marshall Islands ( mh, Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ),'' () is an independent island country and microstate near the Equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the Inte ...

. At the last

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, 17 November 2003, no parties participated, though part of the members could be members of either the Kabua Party or the United Democratic Party. The United Democratic Party, while being one of the two most popular unincorporated political parties in the Marshall Islands, alongside the Kabua Coalition, has not had power since 2008, although

Ruben Zackhras Ruben R. Zackhras (4 December 1947 – 1 January 2019) was a Marshallese politician. He was acting President of the Marshall Islands from 21 October 2009 to 26 October 2009. He previously served as Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1998. Zackhra ...

was an acting president for 12 days in 2009.

History

The United Democratic Party was formed after the independence of the Marshall Islands and gained their first presidency in 1997 for 25 days and later in 2000 for 8 years.

References

Political parties in the Marshall Islands {{Marshalls-stub