National League for Democracy (Tanzania)

The National League for Democracy (NLD) is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

in Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

. The party was registered on 21 March 1993.

In elections

Tanzanian elections, 2005

Tanzania held presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 December 2005. Originally scheduled for 30 October, the elections were postponed due to the death of a vice-presidential candidate. These polls were the third since the country returned to multiparty rule in 1992...

held on 14 December 2005, NLD presidential candidate Emmanuel Makaidi

Emmanuel Makaidi

Emmanuel Makaidi is a Tanzanian politician and chairman of the National League for Democracy .Running as the NLD presidential candidate in the 14 December 2005 elections, Makaidi placed seventh out of ten candidates, receiving 0.19% of the vote....

placed seventh out of ten candidates, winning 0.19% of the vote. The party failed to win any seats in National Assembly

National Assembly of Tanzania

The National Assembly of Tanzania and the President of the United Republic make up the Parliament of Tanzania. The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Hon. Anna Makinda, who presides over an assembly of 357 members.- History :...

elections held on the same day.

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