History
The DPP party is an offshoot of the United Democratic Front. The UDF was formed by Bingu wa Mutharika and Bakili Muluzi and came in to power from 1994 under Muluzi. After Muluzis two terms were over, wa Mutharika succeeded him as head of the party and nation. However Muluzi continued to intervene in the rulings of the party therefore wa Mutharika formed his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party during this time. Many UDF members defected to the new DPP party. The party and wa Mutharika won elections in 2009, and continued to rule the country.
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