National Union for Democracy and Renewal

The National Union for Democracy and Renewal (French: Union nationale pour la démocratie et le renouveau) (UNDR) is a political party in Chad, led by Saleh Kebzabo.

In the 1997 parliamentary election, UNDR won 15 out of 125 seats.^[1] In the parliamentary election held on 21 April 2002, the party won five out of 155 seats.^[2]

Kebzabo was the UNDR's candidate in the June 1996 presidential election, placing third with 8.61% of the vote.^[3] He was also the party's candidate in the presidential election held on 20 May 2001, winning 7.0% of the vote.

The UNDR is a member party of the Coordination of Political Parties for the Defense of the Constitution (CPDC), the main opposition coalition opposed to the rule of president Idriss Déby.^[4]

References

1. IPU PARLINE page on 1997 election.
2. IPU PARLINE page on 2002 election.
3. "RAPPORT DE LA MISSION D’OBSERVATION DU 2ETOUR DE L’ÉLECTION PRÉSIDENTIELLE LE 3 JUILLET 1996", democratie.francophonie.org (French).
4. "L'opposant Saleh Kepsabo refuse d'entrer au gouvernement", Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), April 23, 2008 (French).