Chipani cha Patriotic Front (Zambia)

Patriotic Front
President	Edgar Lungu
Secretary-General	Davies Mwila
Founder	Michael Sata
Founded	2001 (2001)
Split from	MMD
Headquarters	Farmer House, Cairo Road, Lusaka
Ideology	Social democracy Social conservatism
Political position	Centre-left
International affiliation	Socialist International (consultative)
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
Election symbol
Boat
Website
Facebook page

Chipani cha Patriotic Front (PF) ni chipani cha social democratic mu Zambia. Chipani ichi chikapangika na Michael Sata nga ni chipani cha Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) mu 2001 pamanyuma pakuti President Frederick Chiluba wasankha Levy Mwanawasa kuti waŵe mulongozgi wa boma pa chisankho cha 2001. Gulu la chipani ichi likuwovwirika chomene na ŵawukirano na ŵanthu ŵakavu mu matawuni (nangauli wovwiri uwu ukasintha mu 2021), kweniso ŵanthu ŵa ku Bemba mu chigaŵa cha Copperbelt, Luapula, na Lusaka.

Pamasind pa vyaka vingapo, PF ikasanga nkhongono mu visankho vyamu 2011, ndikulamulira mpaka zisankho za 2021.

Kupangika

Chipani cha Patriotic Front chikapangika mu 2001. Mu 2000, Chiluba wakati watondeka kusintha malango gha boma kuti waŵepo pa manda ghachitatu, Michael Sata wakaghanaghana kuti wazamukhozgeka nga ni mulongozgi wa MMD. Zgoro likapelekeka mu 2001 apo Chiluba wakawona kuti palije yumoza wa awo ŵakaŵa mu boma lake pa nyengo yira uyo wakaŵa wakwenelera kutonda. Pa mavoti ghachisisi, Chiluba wakasankha Mwanawasa na kumuvotera kuti waŵe pulezidenti.Pakukwiya na ivyo vikacitika, Sata wakaleka MMD na kupanga PF. Pa nyengo yeneyiyo, ŵanthu ŵakumanyikwa nga ni Christon Tembo, Godfrey Miyanda na Edith Nawakwi ŵakapanga Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD). Chiphikiro. Sata wakazgoka mulongozgi wa PF ndipo wakaŵa mulongozgi wa chalo pa mavoti gha 2001; wakapokera mavoti 3.4% ndipo wakafika pa malo gha 7 pa mavoti 11. Mu mavoti gha National Assembly chipani ichi chikapokera mavoti 2.8%, ndipo chikapokera mpando umoza.

Sata wakazgokaso mulongozgi wa chipani ichi pa mavoti gha 2006 ndipo pa nyengo iyi wakakhala wachiŵiri kwa Levy Patrick Mwanawasa na mavoti 29%. Chipani ichi chikapokera vithuzi 43 ndipo chikaŵa chipani chikuru chomene pa chipani cha opposition. Pambuyo pa imfa ya Mwanawasa, chisankho cha pulezidenti chinachitika mu 2008. Sata wakakhala wachiŵiri kwa munthu wa MMD Rupiah Banda na 38% ya mavoti kwa Banda 40%.

Pa mavoti gha 2011 pakaŵa kusintha kwa ivyo vikachitika mu 2008, apo Sata wakathereska Banda pa chiŵerengero cha 42% na 35%. PF nayo yikaŵa chipani chikuru chomene mu National Assembly, ndipo yikapokera vithuzithuzi 60 pa vithuzithuzi 150. Ndipouli, Sata wakafwa mu Okutobala 2014. Mubali Guy Scott ndiyo wakaŵa mulongozgi wa nyengo yichoko m'paka pa nyengo ya mavoti mu Janyuwale 2015. Edgar Lungu wakasankhika kuŵa mulongozgi wa chipani ichi, ndipo wakathereska mavoti 48%.

Mu 2016 Edgar Lungu wakathereskaso pa udindo wa purezidenti na 50.35%, wakathereska Hakainde Hichilema, uyo sono ni purezidenti wa Zambia na mavoti 100,530 panji 2.72%.

Mu nyengo yakulindilira mavoti gha 2021, Amnesty International yikadandawura chomene chifukwa cha kuswa wanangwa wa ŵanthu, kukanizga ŵanthu awo ŵakususkana na ivyo boma likuchita.

Mbili ya visankho

Chisankho cha Pulezidenti

Election	Party candidate	Votes	%	Result
2001	Michael Sata	59,172	3.40%	Lost N
2006		804,748	29.37%	Lost N
2008		683,150	38.13%	Lost N
2011		1,170,966	41.98%	Elected Y
2015	Edgar Lungu	807,925	48.33%	Elected Y
2016		1,860,877	50.35%	Elected Y
2021		1,870,780	38.71%	Lost N

Visankho vya mphala ya Malango

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Outcome
2001	49,362	2.82%	1 / 159	1	7th	Opposition
2006	622,864	22.96%	43 / 159	42	2nd	Opposition
2011	1,037,108	38.42%	60 / 159	17	1st	Minority government
2016	1,537,946	42.01%	80 / 156	20	1st	Majority government
2021	1,722,718	35.70%	60 / 156	20	2nd	Opposition

Vigaŵa vya kuwalo

• Facebook page of the Patriotic Front (PF)