Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) has officially cleared a new political party, the Democratic Front (DF), led by former Leader of Opposition Hon Mathias Mpuuga, following his highly publicized fallout with the National Unity Platform (NUP) and its leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, aka Bobi Wine.
Mpuuga, who is also MP for Nyendo-Mukungwe in Masaka District, announced Tuesday, May 27, via his official X (Twitter) account, declaring the Democratic Front as a platform for “logical thinkers, progressive minds, and those who believe in political ethics and disciplined service delivery.”
“Introducing the Democratic Front (DF), a new political party that is deliberate in bringing freshness to Uganda’s political landscape,” Mpuuga wrote. “It is born out of our motherland’s need for meaningful transformation that transcends the tired cycle of recycled ideologies,” he added.
The EC certificate, which Mpuuga attached to his viral X post, showed that the new party was officially renamed from Green Partisan Party to the Democratic Front Party on May 6, 2025, under Section 6(1)(f) of the Political Parties and Organisations Act, Cap 178.
The clearance from EC now officially formalizes Mpuuga’s political divorce from NUP, months after he was ousted as Leader of Opposition in a dramatic reshuffle that sparked internal strife and sharp ideological clashes.
His fallout with Bobi Wine was further intensified by accusations of accepting a Shs500m “service award” deemed a bribe by NUP loyalists, charges he strongly denied.
Insiders close to the former deputy NUP president for Buganda say the Democratic Front now forms part of a broader strategy to launch Mpuuga’s 2026 presidential bid, positioning himself as a reformist alternative to both NUP and the long-ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM).
The unveiling of DF is expected to appeal to voters seeking ideological clarity and disciplined leadership, particularly in Buganda, where Mpuuga retains significant grassroots support despite his NUP exit.
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