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United Democratic Party Partido Democrático Unido | |
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| Abbreviation | UDP |
| Leader | Moses Barrow |
| Chairperson | Michael Peyrefitte |
| Deputy Leader | Beverly Williams |
| Vice Chairperson | Alberto August |
| Founded | 27 September 1973 |
| Merger of | National Independence Party People's Development Movement Liberal Party United Black Association for Development (partial) |
| Headquarters | Youth for the Future Drive, Belize City, Belize |
| Newspaper | The Guardian |
| Youth wing | Youth Popular Front |
| Ideology | Conservatism[1][2][3] |
| Political position | Centre-right[4][5] |
| Regional affiliation | Caribbean Democrat Union |
| Colors | Red |
| Seats in the Senate | 3 / 13 |
| Seats in the House | 5 / 31 |
| Council Control | 1 / 9 |
| Councillors | 6 / 67 |
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| Website | |
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The United Democratic Party (Spanish: Partido Democrático Unido;[6][7] abbreviated UDP) is one of the two major political parties in Belize. It is currently the main opposition party, having lost the 2020 Belizean general election, after previously holding the government across three prior terms. Founded as a centre-right conservative party, the UDP is led by Moses Barrow.
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