Union for the Republic (Togo)

Union for the Republic Union pour la République (French)
Abbreviation	UNIR
Leader	Faure Gnassingbé
Founded	2012
Preceded by	RPT
Colours	Blue
National Assembly	62 / 91
Politics of Togo Political parties Elections

The Union for the Republic (UNIR) is the ruling political party in Togo. The party emerged from the former Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) which was dissolved in 2012 .^[1]

Election results

Presidential election

Date	Candidate	Votes		Status
Date	Candidate	#	%	Status
2015	Faure Gnassingbé	1,221,756	58.8 %	Elected

Parliamentary election

Date	Votes			Seats
Date	#	%	± pp	#	±
2013	880,608	46.7 %	+46.7	62 / 91	New

References

↑ "Togo". electionguide.org. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

External links

Union for the Republic on Facebook

Political parties in Togo

National Assembly (91)	Union for the Republic (62) Save Togo Collective (ADDI, ANC, MRC, OBUTS, PSR, PT – 19) Rainbow Alliance (CAR, CDPA, UDS, MCD, PDP, NET – 6) Union of Forces for Change (3)

Extraparliamentary	Believers' Movement for Equality and Peace Communist Party of Togo Coordination of New Forces Democratic Alliance for the Fatherland Juvento New Popular Dynamic Party for Renewal and Redemption Party of Action for Change in Togo Party for Democracy and Renewal Party of the Union for Renovation and Development Patriotic Pan-African Convergence Popular Union for the Republic Regrouping of the Live Forces of Youth for Change The Nest Togolese Alliance of Democrats Union for Democracy and Social Progress

Defunct	Democratic Front for the Liberation of Togo Democratic Union of the Togolese People Socialist Revolution Party of Benin Togolese Party of Progress Togolese People's Movement Togolese Union for Democracy Union for Justice and Democracy Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North

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