Political party in Kenya
 |
|---|
|
Economic schemes |
 Kenyaportal |
The Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya (PICK) is a political party in Kenya.
| |
|---|
| Kenyaportal |
The Party of Independent Candidates of Kenya (PICK) is a political party in Kenya.
PICK was established in 1992 by former Olympic Shooter John Harun Mwau. [1] Mwau ran as the party's presidential candidate in the December 1992 general elections, finishing seventh in a field of eight candidates with 0.2% of the vote. In the parliamentary elections, the party received 0.8% of the vote, winning one seat in the National Assembly.
The party did not nominate a presidential candidate in the 1997 elections, and also lost its seat in the National Assembly. It remained seatless after the 2002 elections, but won two seats in 2007 with 0.9% of the vote; amongst its 47 candidates, Mwau was successful in Kilome and Clement Kungu Waibara in Gatundu North. Despite nominating 44 National Assembly candidates, it lost both seats in the 2013 elections, in which it received 0.45% of the vote; Mwau unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Senate in Makueni County.
A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for an elected office and rarely, if ever, wins. The term is the opposite of an incumbent politician who repeatedly defends their seat successfully.
The Liberty Union Party (LUP) of Vermont is a democratic socialist political party founded in 1970 by former Congressman William H. Meyer, Peter Diamondstone, Dennis Morrisseau and others.
The United National Independence Party (UNIP) is a political party in Zambia. It governed the country from 1964 to 1991 under the socialist presidency of Kenneth Kaunda, and which was the sole legal party between 1973 and 1990. On April 4th 2021, Bishop Trevor Mwamba was elected President of UNIP.
Elections in Kenya take place within the framework of a multi-party democracy and a presidential system. The President, Senate and National Assembly are directly elected by voters, with elections organised by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
The Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) is a political party in Zambia.
The Heritage Party is a political party in Zambia.
The Patriotic Front (PF) is the ruling political party in Zambia. The party was formed by Michael Sata as a breakaway party of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy in 2001 after the President Frederick Chiluba nominated Levy Mwanawasa as its presidential candidate for 2001 elections. After several years, the PF gained power in the 2011 general elections.
The Romanian National Unity Party was a nationalist political party in Romania between 1990 and 2006.
Guatemalan Christian Democracy was a political party in Guatemala. A moderate, reformist and anti-Communist party, it was a member of Christian Democrat International.
The Party for Social Renewal is a political party in Guinea-Bissau. It is one of the country's leading parties and is currently the main opposition party.
The Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger is a political party in Niger.
John Harun Mwau is a Kenyan businessman and politician. He is the former Member of Parliament for Kilome Constituency. He was the first director of the defunct Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority but was removed after a year when a tribunal ruled that he was unfit to hold the office.
The Communist Party of Kenya (CPK) is a registered political party in Kenya.
The Movement for National Rectification–Unionist is a political party in Gabon.
The Kenya Social Congress (KSC) is a political party in Kenya. Its symbol is a broom.
The Kenya National Democratic Alliance (KENDA) is a political party in Kenya.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a political party in Kenya.
The National Labour Party (NLP) is a political party in Kenya.
The Peoples Party of Kenya (PPK) is a political party in Kenya. Its leader is Jacob Wangai Gitau.
The Muungano Party (MP) is a political party in Kenya.
