Rally for Democracy and Development
The Rally for Democracy and Development (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Développement; RDD) is a political party in the Republic of the Congo. It has been one of the main participants in a coalition known as the African Socialist Movement-Congolese Progressive Party (MSA-PPC).[1]
The RDD was founded in 1990 under the leadership of former Head of State Joachim Yhombi-Opango.[2] In the June-July 1992 parliamentary election, the RDD won five seats.[2][3] Yhombi-Opango was the RDD's candidate in the August 1992 presidential election, placing sixth with 3.49% of the vote.[4]
In the June 1993 parliamentary election, the party won six seats in the National Assembly, and it was part of the governing coalition of President Pascal Lissouba,[5] with Yhombi-Opango serving as Prime Minister from 1993 to 1996.
The party did not participate in the parliamentary election held on June 24 and August 5 2007, and it currently holds no seats in the National Assembly. The party initially intended to participate, but later, in a statement on June 8, said that it would not because it did not believe the election would be free and fair.[6]
References
- ^ [1].
- ^ a b Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 140.
- ^ IPU-PARLINE page on the 1992 parliamentary election.
- ^ Xavier Bienvenu Kitsimbou, "LA DEMOCRATIE ET LES REALITES ETHNIQUES AU CONGO", University of Nancy II, October 26, 2001, pages 104–105 Template:Fr icon.
- ^ Congo, Republic of the (ROC): Political parties.
- ^ "Congo: ouverture de la campagne du premier tour des élections législatives", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), June 8, 2007 Template:Fr icon.
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