Political Parties in Djibouti

Featured Political Parties in Djibouti

• Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy

  FPLR • center • Founded 1991

  The Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy is a political party in Djibouti. It is aligned with the interests of the Afar people who live in the country, although it has supporters residing outside of Djibouti.

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• National Democratic Party

  NDP • center • Founded 1992

  The National Democratic Party is a political party in Djibouti. It was founded as an opposition party in 1992 by Aden Robleh Awaleh, who remains the party's president. It was part of the ruling coalition in 2005, but has since rejoined the opposition against P

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• Social Democratic People's Party

  SDPP • center left • Founded 2002

  The Social Democratic People's Party is a centre-left, social democratic political party, in Djibouti, founded in 2002 and led by Moumin Bahdon Farah. It is part of the governing coalition, the Union for a Presidential Majority (UMP).

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• Union for the Presidential Majority

  UMP • left • Founded 2003

  The Union for the Presidential Majority is the ruling political coalition in Djibouti. The coalition supports the Presidency of Ismaïl Omar Guelleh. The coalition originally formed to contest the 2003 parliamentary election, and support Guelleh in the 2005 pre

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• Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development

  MPLR • center • Founded 1992

  The Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development is a political party in Djibouti. It was originally known as the Party for Democratic Renewal. The PRD of Djibouti was created with the purpose of forming a national democratic party.

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• People's Rally for Progress

  RPP • center • Founded 1979

  The People's Rally for Progress is a political party in Djibouti. It has dominated politics in the country since 1979, initially under the rule of President Hassan Gouled Aptidon.

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• Union of Reform Partisans

  UORP • center • Founded 2005

  The Union of Reform Partisans is a political party in Djibouti. It was formed in 2005 as an offshoot of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD). Ibrahim Chehem Daoud is the President of the UPR.

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• Union for National Salvation

  UPLS • center • Founded 2013

  The Union for National Salvation is a political coalition in Djibouti. Led by Ahmed Youssof Houmed, the coalition was formed to contest the 2013 parliamentary election. The party won 21 seats in the election, although the USN cited what it referred to as cases

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