134:(CUC). Initially this put the KNDP in a weaker position, particularly with regards to the UC which was the only effective party in the East. However before long KNDP dominance became as complete when both the CPNC and the CUC were absorbed by the KNDP. Finally the two dominant parties merged into one, the
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for the South this was rejected by the UPC who wanted full reunification. The KNDP ended their relationship with the UPC in 1957 and the
Francophone party were banned in the British territory. The party also split from the
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and the UC enjoyed full control in the East, the KNDP initially did not enjoy the same levels of endorsement, their 78% of the vote in
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