Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development
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The Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development (Union gabonaise pour la démocratie et le développement, UGDD) is an political party
in Gabon
. It was formed in 2005 by Zacharie Myboto
, a former member of the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party
(PDG).
Myboto ran as an independent
candidate (because the UGDD was not legalized prior to the election) in the presidential election
held on 27 November 2005. He placed third out of five candidates, winning 6.58% of the vote.
The UGDD was legally recognized by the Ministry of the Interior on 27 April 2006.
In the 17 December/24 December 2006 National Assembly of Gabon
election
, the party won 4 out of 120 seats. In the National Assembly, the UGDD is part of the Parliamentary Group of the Forces of Change.
In the April 2008 local elections
, the UGDD won 161 seats across the country.
Two members of the UGDD—Sylvestre Ratanga
, the UGDD Secretary-General, and Paul Boundoukou Lata—were appointed to the government on 14 January 2009. Myboto said that, by accepting positions in the government, they had excluded themselves from the UGDD.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
. It was formed in 2005 by Zacharie Myboto
Zacharie Myboto
Zacharie Myboto is a Gabonese politician and President of the National Union , an opposition party. He was the Administrative Secretary of the Gabonese Democratic Party from 1972 to 1990 and served in the government from 1978 to 2001...
, a former member of the ruling Gabonese Democratic Party
Gabonese Democratic Party
The Gabonese Democratic Party , is the ruling and dominant political party of Gabon. Its motto is Dialogue, Tolerance, Peace.It has held power since independence, first under Léon M'ba , then under Omar Bongo...
(PDG).
Myboto ran as an independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
candidate (because the UGDD was not legalized prior to the election) in the presidential election
Gabonese presidential election, 2005
Gabon held a presidential election on 27 November 2005. Incumbent President Omar Bongo Ondimba, in power since 1967 , sought another seven-year term against four other candidates. According to an announcement of results by the country's interior minister, Bongo won the election with 79.2% of the vote...
held on 27 November 2005. He placed third out of five candidates, winning 6.58% of the vote.
The UGDD was legally recognized by the Ministry of the Interior on 27 April 2006.
In the 17 December/24 December 2006 National Assembly of Gabon
National Assembly of Gabon
The National Assembly of Gabon is the lower house of the Parliament of Gabon. It has 120 members, 111 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies and 9 members appointed by the President.-Latest results:...
election
Gabonese legislative election, 2006
A legislative election was held in Gabon on 17 December 2006 ....
, the party won 4 out of 120 seats. In the National Assembly, the UGDD is part of the Parliamentary Group of the Forces of Change.
In the April 2008 local elections
Gabonese local elections, 2008
Local elections were held in Gabon on April 27–30, 2008, with 1,990 municipal and departmental councillors being elected.- Overview :...
, the UGDD won 161 seats across the country.
Two members of the UGDD—Sylvestre Ratanga
Sylvestre Ratanga
Sylvestre Augustin Ratanga is a Gabonese politician and diplomat. He served as Gabon's Ambassador to Germany and was later the Secretary-General of the Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development , an opposition party...
, the UGDD Secretary-General, and Paul Boundoukou Lata—were appointed to the government on 14 January 2009. Myboto said that, by accepting positions in the government, they had excluded themselves from the UGDD.