Union of Republican Forces
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The Union of Republican Forces is a liberal
political party
in Guinea
.
Founded in 1992, the party has been led since 1999 by former Prime Minister of Guinea Sidya Touré
. The party supported the Guinea general strike, 2007.
Toure stood for the party in the Guinean presidential election, 2010, taking third place with 15.6% of the votes cast.
Liberalism
Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...
political party
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 Guinea
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
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Founded in 1992, the party has been led since 1999 by former Prime Minister of Guinea Sidya Touré
Sidya Touré
Sidya Touré is a Guinean politician. He was Prime Minister of Guinea from 1996 to 1999 and is currently the President of the Union of Republican Forces , an opposition party.-Prime minister:...
. The party supported the Guinea general strike, 2007.
Toure stood for the party in the Guinean presidential election, 2010, taking third place with 15.6% of the votes cast.