Umbrella for Democratic Change

Umbrella for Democratic Change
Umbrella for Democratic Change
Abbreviation	UDC
President	Duma Boko
Vice-president	Ndaba Gaolathe
Founder	Duma Boko
Founded	November 2012
Headquarters	Gaborone
Ideology	Social democracy; Left-wing populism; Factions:; Christian left; Social liberalism; Democratic socialism; Pan-Africanism
Political position	Centre-left to left-wing
Colours	Navy blue
Slogan	Decent Jobs; Decent Lives
Coalition Partners	AP; BNF; BPP
National Assembly	7 / 57
Pan-African Parliament	0 / 5
	Politics of Botswana; Political parties; Elections;

The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is a centre-left^[6]^[7]^[8] to left-wing^[9] alliance of political parties in Botswana.^[10]

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