Sata went on to form PF which has been growing from strength to strength since, narrowly and controversially losing the 2008 by-election which was called after the death of President Mwanawasa, two and a half years into his second term.
Sata formó a continuación el PF, que ha ido creciendo con brío, perdiendo por un estrecho margen y de forma controvertida las elecciones parciales de 2008, convocadas tras la muerte del presidente Mwanawasa, tras dos años y medio de mandato en su segunda presidencia.