The Congress for National Unity (CONU) is a political party in
Malawi
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led by Daniel Kamfosi Nkhumbwe.
History
The party was established in March 1999. It contested the
June 1999 general elections, nominating Nkhumbwe as its presidential candidate. He finished fourth out of five candidates with 0.5% of the vote. In the National Assembly elections the party ran in 31 constituencies, although Nkhumbwe was its candidate in 27 of them. It received just 0.07% of the vote, failing to win a seat.
The party did not nominate a candidate for president in the
2004 elections. Although it only ran two candidates in the National Assembly elections (Nkhumbwe and
Richard Mwaila
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), its vote share increased to 0.23%. Whilst Nkhumbwe received only 57 votes in the Lilongwe Kumach constituency, Mwaila was victorious in Blantyre West. Prior to the elections Mwaila had left the
United Democratic Front after an internal dispute over manipulation of the UDF selection process by the party's eventual candidate Nicholas Kachingwe. However, Mwaila convincingly defeated Kachingwe, taking 40% of the vote in the constituency.
Prior to the
2009 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 2009.
* Electoral calendar 2009
* 2009 United Nations Security Council election
Caribbean
* 2009 Antiguan general election
* 2009 Aruban general election
* 2009 Caymanian constitutional referendum
* ...
Mwalia announced that he would be supporting the UDF, and did not run. Nkhumbwe ran again in Lilongwe Kumach, but received only 92 votes. In the buildup to the
2014 general elections the party joined the Tisintha Alliance alongside
AFORD
The Alliance for Democracy is a political party in Malawi that marked its history as laying the foundation for multi-party rule in Malawi. It began as an underground political movement during the Kamuzu Banda era and later evolved to a politi ...
,
MAFUNDE, the New Labour Party, the
National Unity Party The National Unity Party, National United Party, Party of National Unity or National Unity Front may refer to:
* National United Party of Afghanistan (founded 2003)
* National Unity Party (Albania)
* National United Party (Armenia), defunct
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, the
MDP, the
Republican Party and the
Maravi People's Party
The Maravi People's Party (MPP) is a political party in Malawi.
History
The party was established in June 2007 by Uladi Mussa and Paul Maulidi after Mussa left the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). However, after Maulidi called for the party ...
.
Eight political parties form an alliance, Mnesa chairs it
Face of Malawi, 4 February 2014 Although the alliance nomainted MAFUNDE leader George Mnesa as its presidential candidate, the parties contested the National Assembly elections individually and CONU did not put up any candidates.
References
{{Political parties in Malawi
Political parties in Malawi
Political parties established in 1999
1999 establishments in Malawi