Movement for the Defence of the Republic

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The Movement for the Defence of the Republic (French: Mouvement pour la Défense de la République) is a political party in Cameroon.

History

The party first contested national elections in 1992, when it won six seats in the parliamentary elections.^[1] In the 1997 elections the party was reduced to a single seat,^[2] and lost its one seat in the 2002 elections.

In the 2013 parliamentary elections the party regained parliamentary representation, winning one seat.^[3]

References

↑ Elections held in 1992 IPU
↑ Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database
↑ Opposition Stages Useless Mini-Comeback in Cameroon' Parliamentary Elections ThinkAfrica Press, 18 October 2013

Political parties in Cameroon

National Assembly	Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (148) Social Democratic Front (18) National Union for Democracy and Progress (5) Cameroon Democratic Union (4) Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (3) Cameroon Renaissance Movement (1) Movement for the Defence of the Republic (1)

Unrepresented	Alliance for Democracy and Development Cameroonian Party of Democrats Progressive Movement

Banned	Southern Cameroons National Council

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