Union for Renewal and Democracy
- Union for Renewal and Democracy
The Union for Renewal and Democracy ( _fr. Union pour le Rénouveau et la démocratie) is a political party in Chad. Its President is Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué.[ [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/fluxafp/fil_info.asp?art_cle=43535 "Tchad: un des principaux opposants Wadal Abdelkader Kamougué rentre à N'Djamena"] , AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), March 22, 2008 fr icon.] ]The party, which has always been based around Kamougué, was founded in March 1992 and legalized in May 1992. ["Political Parties of the World" (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 119.] 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%. [ [http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/presidentielle_du_3_juillet_1996.pdf "Rapport de la Mission d’Observation du 2è tour d’élection Présidentielle du 3 juillet 1996"] , "democratie.francophonie.org" fr icon.]
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.References
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