Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea

Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea
Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée
Founded1991
IdeologyLiberalism
Social liberalism[1]
Political positionCentre
Regional affiliationAfrica Liberal Network
International affiliationLiberal International
National Assembly
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The Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (French: Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée, UFDG) is a social-liberal[1] political party in Guinea.

The party was founded in 1991 by a number of opposition parties and groups. In October 2002 it was joined by a section of Union for Progress and Renewal under the leadership of Bâ Mamadou, which unlike the majority of their party wanted to boycott the 2002 parliamentary election. Mamadou Ba was subsequently elected as President of UFDG. The party affiliated to the Republican Front for Democratic Change alliance, which intended to field a candidate in the 2003 presidential election.[2]

Starting in 2007, the presidency of the party has been held by Cellou Dalein Diallo. Diallo stood for the party in the 2010 presidential election, topping the poll in the first round before narrowly losing to Alpha Conde in the second round.

On 25 July 2015, Diallo was named as the UFDG's candidate for the 2015 presidential election at a party congress; he was also re-elected to lead the party for another five years.[3]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Party candidate Votes % Votes % Result
First round Second round
1993 Bah Oury Did not Participate
1998
2003 Bâ Mamadou
2010 Cellou Dalein Diallo 772,496 43.60 1,333,666 47.48% Lost Red XN
2015 1,242,362 31.45% - - Lost Red XN
2020 1,373,320 33.50% - - Lost Red XN

National Assembly elections

Election Party leader Votes % Votes % Seats +/– Position
Constituency Proportional
1995 Bah Oury Did not participate
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2002 Bâ Mamadou Boycotted
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2013 Cellou Dalein Diallo 711,393 24.08% 967,173 30.48%
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 Increase 37 Increase 2nd
2020 Did not participate
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References

  1. ^ a b Freland, François-Xavier (2017-03-08). "Guinée – Cellou Dalein Diallo : « À part moi, personne ne sera candidat en 2020 ! »". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  2. ^ Africa South of the Sahara 2004, p.508
  3. ^ "Guinea's former PM to run for presidency in October", AFP, 25 July 2015.
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