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.[1]
In the 1997 parliamentary election, UNDR won 15 out of 125 seats.[2] In the parliamentary election held on 21 April 2002, the party won five out of 155 seats.[3]
Kebzabo was the UNDR's candidate in the June 1996 presidential election, placing third with 8.61% of the vote.[4] 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.