Popular Democratic Movement
The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), formerly the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia, registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic Front, it formed the official opposition in Parliament until the parliamentary elections in 2009. The party currently holds 16 seats in the Namibian National Assembly and one seat in the Namibian National Council and is the official opposition. McHenry Venaani is president of the PDM.
| Abbreviation | PDM |
|---|---|
| President | McHenry Venaani |
| Vice President | Jennifer Van den Heever |
| Chairperson | Ricky Vries |
| Secretary-General | Manuel Ngaringombe |
| Treasurer | Nico Smit |
| Founders | Clemens Kapuuo Dirk Mudge |
| Founded | 5 November 1977 |
| Headquarters | 14 Mozart Street Windhoek Khomas Region |
| Youth wing | PDM Youth League |
| Women's wing | PDM Women's League |
| Ideology | Conservatism Economic liberalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| International affiliation | International Democrat Union (Associate member) |
| Regional Affiliation | Democrat Union of Africa |
| Colors | Blue White Red |
| Slogan | Let's move! |
| Seats in the National Assembly | 16 / 104 |
| Seats in the National Council | 2 / 42 |
| Regional Councillors | 2 / 121 |
| Local Councillors | 41 / 378 |
| Pan-African Parliament | 0 / 5 |
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The PDM is an associate member of the International Democrat Union, a transnational grouping of national political parties generally identified with political conservatism, and a member of the Democrat Union of Africa, which was relaunched in Accra, Ghana in February 2019. The president of the party, McHenry Venaani, is the current chairperson of the Democrat Union of Africa.