Union of Democrats for Citizenship and Development (Portuguese: União dos Democratas para Cidadania e Desenvolvimento) is a former political party in São Tomé and Príncipe, formed in January 2005.
The party was formed amongst dissidents from the Independent Democratic Action (ADI).
[1] The UDD failed to win any seats in the National Assembly following elections held on 26 March 2006.
[3] Carlos Neves was elected chairman of the MDFM–UDD Union at its constitutive congress in August 2018.
[4] In August 2018 the new party entered into an electoral alliance with the PDC, which gained 9.5% of the vote and 5 seats in the 2018 parliamentary elections.