Union for Democratic Renewal (Senegal)
- Union for Democratic Renewal (Senegal)
The Union for Democratic Renewal ("Union pour le renouveau démocratique") is a political party in Senegal. It was founded by Djibo Leyti Kâ, a former minister under President Abdou Diouf who broke with the then-ruling Socialist Party, in 1998.
In the parliamentary election held on 29 April 2001, the party won 3.7% of the popular vote and 3 out of 120 seats. It joined the government under President Abdoulaye Wade in April 2004. [ [http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=49638 "SENEGAL: Another new Prime Minister, but little change"] , IRIN, April 23, 2004.] It participated in the parliamentary election of 3 June 2007 as part of the Sopi Coalition.
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