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{{short description|Political party in Tanzania}}
{{more citations needed|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Party for Democracy and Progress
| native_name = {{native name|sw|Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo}}
| abbreviation = CHADEMA
| logo = CHADEMA logo.svg
| logo_size = 175px
| colorcode = {{party color|Chadema}}
| chairman = [[Freeman Mbowe]]
| leader1_title = Vice chairman
| leader1_name = [[Tundu Lissu]]
| secretary_general = [[John Mnyika]]
| spokesperson = John Mrema
| foundation = 28 May 1992
| ideology = {{nobr|[[Conservatism]]<br />[[Economic liberalism]]<br />[[Social market economy]]}}
| slogan = ''People's Power''
| youth_wing = BAVICHA
| womens_wing = BAWACHA
| position = [[Centre-right]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chadema unveils reworked policy|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/chadema-unveils-reworked-policy-2656984|access-date=2021-10-27|date=2018-09-26|website=The Citizen|language=en}}</ref>
| regional = [[Democrat Union of Africa]]
| international = [[International Democracy Union]]
| european = [[Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists|ACRE]] ''(regional partner)'' (until 2022)
| seats1_title = [[National Assembly (Tanzania)|Bunge]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|{{TanzNA|CHADEMA}}|393|hex={{party color|Chadema}}}}
| seats2_title = [[Zanzibar House of Representatives|Zanzibar HoR]]
| seats2 = {{composition bar|0|85|hex={{party color|Chadema}}}}
| seats3_title = [[East African Legislative Assembly|EALA]]
| seats3 = {{composition bar|0|9|hex={{party color|Chadema}}}}
| seats4_title = [[Pan-African Parliament]]
| seats4 = {{composition bar|0|5|hex={{party color|Chadema}}}}
| website = {{url|http://www.chadema.or.tz/|Party website}}
| country = Tanzania
| flag = CHADEMA flag.svg
}}
The '''Party for Democracy and Progress''' ({{langx|sw|Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo}}), commonly known as '''Chadema''', is a [[centre-right]] political party in [[Tanzania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/?l=85433 |title=Lowassa vows to improve Tunduma border post |last=Peter |first=Felister |date=20 October 2015 |publisher=IPP media |access-date=22 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012252/http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/?l=85433 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 }}</ref>
Chadema is the second-largest political party in [[Tanzania]] and campaigns on regional autonomous of self-governing states in the country.
==History==
In the [[Tanzanian general election, 1995|1995 general election]], the party won 4 out of 269 seats in the [[National Assembly of Tanzania|National Assembly]] and 41 councillors nationwide.
In [[Tanzanian general election, 2000|2000 election]], the party did not have the presidential candidate but it won five seats in National Assembly elections held on the same day, along with 75 Councillors and three district councils: Kigoma, Karatu, and Tarime.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}
In the [[Tanzanian general election, 2005|2005 elections]] Chadema's presidential candidate, [[Freeman Mbowe]], finished third out of ten candidates, with 5.88% of the vote. Chadema further increased its share in the national assembly as it continued becoming more and more popular, especially among younger people, and the party managed to install eleven members of parliament, in addition to 103 Councillors and the Chadema party retained the district councils of Kigoma, Tarime, and Karatu.
In the 2010 general elections, Chadema substantially increased its share of the national vote. Dr. [[Willibrod Slaa]], Secretary-General of the party until August 2015, gained 27.1% of the vote in the presidential election, a substantial increase from the 5.88% of the vote gained by the Chadema candidate in the 2005 election. The party also won 48 seats, making it the second-largest party in the National Assembly. This was a first for the party. A further 467 Councillors and 7 District Councils were claimed by Chadema. Most of the seats won by Chadema (geographically) are constituencies found in major towns and urban areas of Tanzania, including Arusha, Moshi, Mwanza, Mbeya, and Dar es Salaam, the latter of which is Tanzania’s financial capital and its largest city.
In the general election of October 2015, Chadema joined with other political parties: CUF (Civil United Front), NLD (National League for Democracy), and [[NCCR-Mageuzi]] to form Umoja wa Katiba ya Wananchi (UKAWA) and the union was represented by one presidential candidate, [[Edward Lowassa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maasaimedia.com/2015/07/lowassa-quits-ccm-joins-chadema/|title=Lowassa quits CCM, joins Chadema|date=29 July 2015|publisher=The Narok Newspaper Edition|access-date=22 October 2015}}</ref>
Chadema designated MP for Singida East Tundu Lissu as its presidential candidate for the [[2020 Tanzanian general election]]. The election was held amid significant democratic backsliding and repression under president [[John Magufuli]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.csis.org/analysis/unfinished-business-magufulis-autocratic-rule-tanzania | title=Unfinished Business: Magufuli's Autocratic Rule in Tanzania | date=5 February 2021 | last1=Harris | first1=Marielle }}</ref> Lissu received 1,933,271 votes, and Chadema lost 53 seats in the National Assembly, its worst loss ever since the party was founded in 1992.
In September 2024 chairman [[Freeman Mbowe]] and his deputy [[Tundu Lissu]] were arrested by the Tanzania police, in an effort to block protests against the government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tanzanian key opposition leaders arrested in Dar es Salaam |author= |work=Al Bawaba |date=23 September 2024 |access-date=25 September 2024 |url= https://www.albawaba.com/news/tanzanian-key-opposition-leaders-1586498}}</ref>
== Electoral history ==
=== Presidential elections ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Election
!Party candidate
!Votes
!%
!Result
|-
|[[2005 Tanzanian general election|2005]]
|[[Freeman Mbowe]]
|668,756
|5.88%
|'''Lost''' {{n}}
|-
|[[2010 Tanzanian general election|2010]]
|[[Willbroad Slaa]]
|2,271,491
|27.05%
|'''Lost''' {{n}}
|-
|[[2015 Tanzanian general election|2015]]
|[[Edward Lowassa]]
|6,072,848
|39.97%
|'''Lost''' {{n}}
|-
|[[2020 Tanzanian general election|2020]]
|[[Tundu Lissu]]
|1,933,271
|13.04%
|'''Lost''' {{n}}
|}
=== Bunge elections ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Election
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/−
!Position
!'''Result'''
|-
|[[1995 Tanzanian general election|1995]]
|396,825
|6.16%
|{{Composition bar|4|285|hex=#7cc5f8}}
|{{increase}} 4
|{{steady}} 3rd
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2000 Tanzanian general election|2000]]
|300,567
|4.23%
|{{Composition bar|5|285|hex=#7cc5f8}}
|{{increase}} 1
|{{decrease}} 5th
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2005 Tanzanian general election|2005]]
|888,133
|8.2%
|{{Composition bar|11|323|hex=#7cc5f8}}
|{{increase}} 6
|{{increase}} 3rd
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2010 Tanzanian general election|2010]]
|1,839,568
|23.86%
|{{Composition bar|48|357|hex=#7cc5f8}}
|{{increase}} 37
|{{increase}} 2nd
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2015 Tanzanian general election|2015]]
|4,627,923
|31.75%
|{{Composition bar|73|393|hex=#7cc5f8}}
|{{increase}} 23
|{{steady}} 2nd
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2020 Tanzanian general election|2020]]
|1,933,271
|13.04%
|{{Composition bar|20|393|hex=#7cc5f8}}
|{{decrease}} 53
|{{steady}} 2nd
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|}
== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.chadema.or.tz Chadema official website]
{{Tanzania political parties}}
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