Front for Democracy and the Republic
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The Front for Democracy and the Republic is an opposition coalition in Mali
that fought the presidential election
on 29 April 2007 and the parliamentary election
of 1 July and 22 July 2007. The FDR is an umbrella organisation, bringing together 16 independent political parties and groups. It rejected the official results of the election, according to which incumbent president Amadou Toumani Touré
won with about 71% of the vote, and alleged fraud, unsuccessfully asking the Constitutional Court to annul the election. On 19 May, the leading FDR candidate, National Assembly president Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita
, said that the group would abide by the court's decision to confirm Touré's victory and would concentrate on the July 2007 parliamentary election
.
Of the eight candidates who fought the presidential election, four were affiliated with the FDR alliance:
The parties and other organisations were:
In the July 2007 parliamentary election, the FDR won a total of 15 out of 147 seats: 11 for the RPM and four for PARENA.
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
that fought the presidential election
Malian presidential election, 2007
A presidential election was held in Mali on 29 April 2007. President Amadou Toumani Touré ran for re-election against seven other candidates and won in the first round with about 71% of the vote, according to final results.-Pre-campaign:...
on 29 April 2007 and the parliamentary election
Malian parliamentary election, 2007
A parliamentary election was held in Mali on 1 July 2007 and 22 July. In the first round, there were about 1,400 candidates for 147 seats in the National Assembly....
of 1 July and 22 July 2007. The FDR is an umbrella organisation, bringing together 16 independent political parties and groups. It rejected the official results of the election, according to which incumbent president Amadou Toumani Touré
Amadou Toumani Touré
Amadou Toumani Touré is the president of Mali. He overthrew a military ruler, Moussa Traoré in 1991, then handed power to civilian authorities the next year...
won with about 71% of the vote, and alleged fraud, unsuccessfully asking the Constitutional Court to annul the election. On 19 May, the leading FDR candidate, National Assembly president Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta is a Malian politician. He was Prime Minister of Mali from 1994 to 2000 and President of the National Assembly of Mali from 2002 to 2007. He is currently the President of the Rally for Mali political party....
, said that the group would abide by the court's decision to confirm Touré's victory and would concentrate on the July 2007 parliamentary election
Malian parliamentary election, 2007
A parliamentary election was held in Mali on 1 July 2007 and 22 July. In the first round, there were about 1,400 candidates for 147 seats in the National Assembly....
.
Of the eight candidates who fought the presidential election, four were affiliated with the FDR alliance:
- Ibrahim Boubacar KéitaIbrahim Boubacar KeïtaIbrahim Boubacar Keïta is a Malian politician. He was Prime Minister of Mali from 1994 to 2000 and President of the National Assembly of Mali from 2002 to 2007. He is currently the President of the Rally for Mali political party....
(RPM) - Tiébilé DraméTiébilé DraméTiébilé Dramé is a Malian politician.Dramé was born in Nioro du Sahel. He studied at the Ecole normale supérieure in Bamako before obtaining his Advanced studies diploma in African history from the University of Paris...
(PARENA) - Soumeylou Boubéye Maiga (Convergence 2007)
- Mamadou Blaise SangaréMamadou Blaise SangaréMamadou Bakary "Blaise" Sangaré is a Malian politician. He is the President of the Social Democratic Convention ....
(Social Democratic Convention)
The parties and other organisations were:
- Rally for MaliRally for MaliThe Rally for Mali is a Malian political party created by Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in June 2001.In October 2000, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, the former prime minister of Mali, resigned from incumbent President Alpha Oumar Konaré's party, the Alliance for Democracy in Mali-African Party for Solidarity...
(RPM) - Party for National RebirthParty for National RebirthThe Party for National Rebirth is a Malian political party, created in 1995 by activists from the National Congress for Democratic Initiative . The Party for National Rebirth is headed by Tiébilé Dramé, who ran for the presidency in 2002, gaining 4 % of the votes, coming in fourth place...
(PARENA) - Social Democratic ConventionSocial Democratic ConventionThe Social Democratic Convention is a political party in Mali. In the 29 April 2007 presidential election, the party's candidate, Mamadou Blaise Sangaré, won 1.58 % of the popular vote....
(CDS-Mogotiguiya) - Concertation démocratique
- COPP
- DPM
- Faso
- MPDD
- PARI
- PER
- PRDDM
- RDR
- RDT
- RJP
- Convergence 2007
- ADJ
In the July 2007 parliamentary election, the FDR won a total of 15 out of 147 seats: 11 for the RPM and four for PARENA.