National Union for Democracy and Renewal Union nationale pour la démocratie et le renouveau الاتحاد الوطني للديمقراطية والتجديد | |
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Abbreviation | UNDR |
President | Saleh Kebzabo |
Secretary | Bouzabo Patchili |
Founded | 12 April 1992 |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
International affiliation | Socialist International |
Seats in the National Assembly | 10 / 155 |
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The National Union for Democracy and Renewal (French: Union nationale pour la démocratie et le renouveau; abbreviated UNDR) is a political party in Chad led by Saleh Kebzabo. The UNDR is a constituent party of the Coordination of Political Parties for the Defense of the Constitution (CPDC), the main opposition coalition opposed to the rule of former president Idriss Déby.
In the 1997 parliamentary election, UNDR won 15 out of 125 seats. In the parliamentary election held on 21 April 2002, the party won five out of 155 seats.
Kebzabo was the UNDR's candidate in the June 1996 presidential election, placing third with 8.61% of the vote. He was also the party's candidate in the presidential election held on 20 May 2001, winning 7.0% of the vote.
Saleh Kebzabo, leader of the UNDR, was appointed prime minister by president Mahamat Déby on 12 October 2022. Kebzabo would serve in this post until 1 January 2024.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
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First round | Second round | |||||
1996 | Saleh Kebzabo | 199,691 | 8.61% | Lost | ||
2001 | 169,917 | 7.00% | Lost | |||
2016 | 473,074 | 12.77% | Lost | |||
2021 | 47,518 | 1.03% | Lost |
National Assembly elections
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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First round | Second round | ||||||||
1997 | Saleh Kebzabo | 84,372 | 6.69% | 13,140 | 1.72% | 15 / 125 | New | 3rd | Opposition |
2002 | 5 / 155 | 10 | 4th | Opposition | |||||
2011 | in alliance with PLD | 12 / 187 | 7 | 2nd | Opposition |
References
- "L'opposant Saleh Kepsabo refuse d'entrer au gouvernement", Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), April 23, 2008 (in French).
- IPU PARLINE page on 1997 election.
- IPU PARLINE page on 2002 election.
- "RAPPORT DE LA MISSION D’OBSERVATION DU 2ETOUR DE L’ÉLECTION PRÉSIDENTIELLE LE 3 JUILLET 1996", democratie.francophonie.org (in French).
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