United Parties
The United Parties (UP) was a political alliance founded in Zimbabwe in 1994 led by retired Bishop Abel Muzorewa.An amalgamation of Muzorewa's former party, the United African National Council, and a Matebeleland and Masvingo-based faction of the Forum Party which had been formed in 1993.For a short period, the UP also received members from the Zimbabwe Unity Movement,[1] the party founded by former ZANU–PF secretary general Edgar Tekere in 1989.In the run-up to the 2000 election the UP called for Mugabe's resignation and an end to political intimidation.The alliance signed a voting pact agreement with the Liberty Party, ZANU Ndonga and the Zimbabwe Union of Democrats with the aim of supporting the other party's candidate to avoid splitting votes.