Union of Moderate Parties

The Union of Moderate Parties (French: Union des Partis Moderés) is a liberal political party in Vanuatu founded in 1981.[1] At the last general election, held on 22 January 2016, they won 9.73% of the vote and 6 seats. It is currently headed by Ishmael Kalsakau.[2]

Union of Moderate Parties
LeaderIshmael Kalsakau
Founded1981
IdeologyLiberalism
Decentralisation
Francophone
Political positionCentre
Parliament
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The party's influence grew after internal difficulties caused the Vanua'aku Pati government to fall in 1991. The UMP was the governing party in Vanuatu from 1991 to 1998. Former prime ministers Maxime Carlot Korman and Serge Vohor came from this party. However, the UMP suffered internal struggles of its own, and in the late 1990s, Corman left to form the Vanuatu Republican Party. Serge Vohor who hails from the Island Of Santo remains the president of UMP. It won 12 seats in the 1998 elections, 15 seats in the 2002 elections and 9 seats in the 2004 elections. Despite the obvious setback, Vohor was able to form a coalition government in August 2004, but lost a confidence vote four months later. From then until the 2008 elections, Vohor and the UMP sometimes were coalition partners in the Lini government, and at other times were in the opposition, serving as the largest opposition force. After the 2008 elections, the party remains an important political grouping, but is not expected to form the next government.

Serge Vohor led the party from 1988 onwards. In February 2012, he was re-elected leader of the party, prior to the general election in October. This marks a longevity record for the leadership of any political party in Vanuatu.[3]

References
  1. "The political parties and groupings of Vanuatu" (PDF). August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. Wroe, David (April 14, 2018). "Vanuatu's potential PM sounds the alarm on Chinese intentions". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. "UMP Congress expel their rebels" Archived March 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Vanuatu Daily Post, 1 March 2012


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