Union for Renewal and Democracy

The Union for Renewal and Democracy (French: Union pour le Rénouveau et la démocratie) is a political party in Chad. Its President is Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué.[1]

The party, which has always been based around Kamougué, was founded in March 1992 and legalized in May 1992.[2] In the 1996 presidential election, Kamougué, as the URD candidate, took second place in the first round on June 2 with 12.39% of the vote; in the second round, held on July 3, he was defeated by incumbent President Idriss Déby, taking 30.91% of the vote compared to Déby's 69.09%.[3]

In the presidential election of 20 May 2001, Kamougué won 6.0 % of the vote, and in the parliamentary election held on 21 April 2002, the URD won according to IPU Parline 3 out of 155 seats.

As of 2008, the URD is a member of the Coordination of Political Parties for the Defence of the Constitution (CPDC) opposition coalition.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tchad: un des principaux opposants Wadal Abdelkader Kamougué rentre à N'Djamena", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), March 22, 2008 (French).
  2. ^ Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 119.
  3. ^ "Rapport de la Mission d’Observation du 2è tour d’élection Présidentielle du 3 juillet 1996", democratie.francophonie.org (French).
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