Rally for Democracy and Progress (Chad)
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The Rally for Democracy and Progress is a political party
in Chad
, led by Lol Mahamat Choua.
The party was founded by Choua in December 1991 and was among the first batch of political parties to be legalized in March 1992.
In the parliamentary election
held on 21 April 2002, the party, allied to the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement
, won 12 out of 155 seats.
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 Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
, led by Lol Mahamat Choua.
The party was founded by Choua in December 1991 and was among the first batch of political parties to be legalized in March 1992.
In the parliamentary election
Chadian parliamentary election, 2002
The Chadian parliamentary election of 2002 was the second multi-party parliamentary election since the independence of Chad, and came after the normal expiry of the mandate of the National Assembly's deputies...
held on 21 April 2002, the party, allied to the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement
Patriotic Salvation Movement
The Patriotic Salvation Movement is the ruling political party in Chad.After Idriss Déby, an army commander who participated in an unsuccessful plot against President Hissène Habré in 1989, fled to Sudan, he and his supporters, known as the April 1 Movement, operated from Sudan with Libyan backing...
, won 12 out of 155 seats.