Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea
Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée | |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Ideology | Liberalism Social liberalism[1] |
| Political position | Centre |
| Regional affiliation | Africa Liberal Network |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| National Assembly | 0 / 114
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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
2003 presidential election.[2]
From 2007 onwards the presidency of the party has been held by
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 
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| 2015 | 1,242,362 | 31.45% | - | - | Lost
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| 2020 | 1,373,320 | 33.50% | - | - | Lost
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National Assembly elections
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Proportional | |||||||
| 1995 | Bah Oury | Did not participate | 0 / 114
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2002
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Bâ Mamadou | Boycotted | 0 / 81
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2013
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Cellou Dalein Diallo | 711,393 | 24.08% | 967,173 | 30.48% | 37 / 114
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 37
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2nd
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2020
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Did not participate | 0 / 114
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Africa South of the Sahara 2004, p.508
- ^ "Guinea's former PM to run for presidency in October", AFP, 25 July 2015.
External links
- Official website (in French)
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