{"id":15221,"date":"2025-08-24T16:53:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T16:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=15221"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:41:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:41:32","slug":"electoral-commission-releases-official-register-of-27-national-political-parties-ahead-of-2026-general-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/electoral-commission-releases-official-register-of-27-national-political-parties-ahead-of-2026-general-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Electoral Commission Releases Official Register Of 27 National Political Parties Ahead Of 2026 General Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Electoral Commission (EC) has published the official register of all political parties legally recognized in Uganda, setting the stage for the 2026 general elections. The register, released in accordance with the Political Parties and Organisations Act, confirms the entities duly cleared to operate and field candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The EC emphasized that only organizations on this list are authorized to carry out political activities, underscoring the need for compliance with legal requirements such as updated offices, leadership structures, and official contacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full List :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. National Resistance Movement (NRM)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Forum for Integrity in Leadership (FIL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Republican Women and Youth Party (RWYP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. National Peasants\u2019 Party (NPP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Uganda Economic Party (UEP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Forum for Democratic Change (FDC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Conservative Party (CP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. National Unity Platform (NUP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Ecological Party of Uganda (EPU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. National Convention for Democracy (NCD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Liberal Democratic Transparency (LDT)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Uganda People\u2019s Congress (UPC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Justice Forum (JEEMA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Social Democratic Party (SDP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Democratic Party (DP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) \u2013 formerly People\u2019s United Movement (PUM)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Society for Peace and Development (SPD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. People\u2019s Development Party (PDP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Congress Service Volunteers Organisation (COSEVO)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Activist Party (AP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Democratic Front \u2013 formerly Green Partisan Party (GPP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. Uganda Federal Alliance (UFA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. Revolutionary People\u2019s Party (RPP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. Alliance for National Transformation (ANT)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. People\u2019s Front for Freedom (PFF)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The Electoral Commission\u2019s register also provides detailed contacts, official addresses, and leadership particulars for each of the above parties to ensure transparency and accountability in their operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It is yet to be seen whether all the 27 parties will participate in the lections given that some have been dormant for years .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Editor;msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Electoral Commission (EC) has published the official register of all political parties legally recognized in Uganda, setting the stage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/download-5.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15480,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/electoral-commission-unveils-symbols-for-parties-independents\/","url_meta":{"origin":15221,"position":0},"title":"Electoral Commission unveils symbols for parties, independents","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"September 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"By Zulfah Namatovu In a significant move aimed at bolstering the integrity of the upcoming elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) has released official symbols for 27 registered political parties and a set of 20 symbols available for independent candidates. 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