Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi)

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP ) is a party in Malawi. The party was founded in February 2005 by the Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika after he had left the United Democratic Front (UDF) and many party members from other parties are also changed to the DPP.

In May 2009, the chairman of the DPP, Bingu wa Mutharika was re-elected President. Of the 193 seats in Parliament, 114 went to the DPP, which is particularly astonishing since the party existed at the time only four years. Reaching consequences for the party from the Party of Vice President Joyce Banda was in 2010. Upon the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika 5 April 2012 leading members of the party tried to prevent Joyce Banda constitutional President was. However, the attempt was unsuccessful and so the DPP lost the power to Joyce Banda and her new party People's Party (PP). In the presidential elections in 2014, occurs Peter Mutharika, the son of Bingu wa Mutharika as presidential candidate of the DPP.