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Union For A Presidential Majority
The Union for the Presidential Majority (french: Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle UMP) is the ruling political coalition in Djibouti. The coalition supports the Presidency of Ismaïl Omar Guelleh. The coalition originally formed to contest the 2003 parliamentary election, and support Guelleh in the 2005 presidential election. The coalition is composed of four parties; the RPP, the FRUD, the PSD, and the UPR.http://www.ump.dj/article.php?ID=5 Members Former Members Electoral history Presidential elections National Assembly elections References 2003 establishments in Djibouti Political party alliances in Djibouti Socialism in Djibouti Social democratic parties in Africa {{Djibouti-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ( so, Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle ar, إسماعيل عمر جليه) (born 27 November 1947) is the current President of Djibouti. He has been in office since 1999, making him one of the longest-serving rulers in Africa. He is often referred to by his initials, IOG. Guelleh was first elected as President in 1999 as the handpicked successor to his uncle, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who had ruled Djibouti since independence in 1977. Guelleh was re-elected in 2005, 2011, 2016 and in 2021. The elections were largely boycotted by the opposition amid complaints over widespread irregularities. Guelleh has been characterized as a dictator, and his rule has been criticized by human rights groups and governments, such as the United States.The world's enduring dictators . CBS News. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moumin Bahdon Farah
Moumin Bahdon Farah ( so, Muumin Bahdoon Faarax) (24 October 1939 . , ADI, 24 November 2002 . – 1 September 2009) was a Djiboutian politician and the President of the Social Democratic People's Party (PPSD). He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1978 to 1993 and Minister of Justice from 1993 to 1996. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Party Alliances In Djibouti
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2003 Establishments In Djibouti
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2023 Djiboutian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 24 February 2023 to elect the 65 members of the National Assembly. Background Since his election as President in 1999 Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has ruled Djibouti with almost unchecked power and has become increasing authoritarian. In all of his presidential re-election campaigns he has never gotten below 80 percent of the vote, which the opposition have decried as fraudulent. Additionally, during his time in office his political party, the People's Rally for Progress (RPP) and its coalition, the Union for the Presidential Majority (UMD) has been in power nearly unopposed since 1977 with their lowest support coming in 1993 with 55 of the 65 seats in parliament. This long history of fraudulent elections, combined with recent erosion of press freedoms, has resulted in key members of the opposition coalition, the Union for National Salvation, to boycott this election. Specifically, the coalitions two largest parties, the Republican Allia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Djiboutian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 23 February 2018. The election was boycotted by the main opposition parties, including some of the parties in the Union for National Salvation coalition, which had won 10 seats in the previous elections in 2013.Djibouti ruling party claims landslide parliamentary win African News, 26 February 2018 According to government figures, the ruling Union for the Presidential Majority won 57 of 65 seats in Parliament. The opposition [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Djiboutian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 22 February 2013. After their boycott of the 2008 elections, opposition groups contested the elections as the Union for National Safety alliance. According to government figures, the ruling Union for the Presidential Majority won 55 of 65 seats in Parliament, while the USN won the remaining 10 seats. It was the first time since independence in 1977 that opposition parties had been represented in the legislature. However, the USN claimed the figures for Djibouti city were falsified and released alternative results which would have reduced the UMP to 34 seats and increased their total from 10 to 31. Electoral system In 2013 the previous winner-takes-all party block vote was abandoned. Instead the elections were held using closed list systems in which 80% of seats (rounded to the nearest integer) in each constituency were awarded to the party receiving the most votes. The remaining seats were allocated proportionally to other partie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Djiboutian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 8 February 2008."Début du vote avec retard pour les législatives" AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), 8 February 2008. There were 65 candidates running for the 65 seats in the , with all of the candidates coming from the ruling coalition, the Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP)."Djibouti votes amid opposition boycott" AFP (''IOL''), Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Djiboutian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 10 January 2003 to elect the National Assembly of Djibouti. The ruling coalition of President Ismail Omar Guelleh won all 65 seats in the election, defeating an opposition coalition. The elections were the first in which women were elected to parliament after a new law was passed requiring a minimum of 10% male or female candidates in candidate lists. Background After being a one-party state from 1977 to 1992, limited opposition was allowed in the previous two parliamentary elections. However, the 1997 elections still saw supporters of President Guelleh win every seat in Parliament. The situation was changed for the 2003 elections, with a law that had previously restricted the number of political parties to four expiring, and full multi-party democracy was allowed. Electoral system Members of the National Assembly were elected from five constituencies with different numbers of seats. In each constituency, the party or coalition w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Djiboutian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 9 April 2021. Incumbent president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was re-elected for his fifth five-year term, having served in the role since 1999. Most of the opposition boycotted the election. Background Guelleh has served as President of Djibouti since 1999, and was re-elected in the first round of the last election in 2016, which was boycotted by opposition parties. Electoral system The president is elected through a two-round system for a five year term. A candidate who gets the majority of votes in the first round is duly elected; if this is not achieved, a second round is organised between the two candidates who received the most votes in the first. Whoever receives the most votes in the second round is then elected. If no candidate had received a majority of the vote, a second round would have been held on 23 April. In 2010 the Constitution of Djibouti was amended to shorten the length of presidential terms from six years to five ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Djiboutian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 8 April 2016. Incumbent President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh was re-elected for a fourth term, receiving 87% of the vote in the first round. Electoral system The President of Djibouti was elected using the two-round system. After a modification of the constitution in 2010, six year terms were shortened to five year terms and term limits were abolished. Candidates Guelleh, president since 1999, ran for his fourth term in office and was considered likely to win against his six opponents. The Union for the Presidential Majority believed that Guelleh would win a landslide victory and prevent a second round run-off. The Union for National Salvation (USN), a coalition of seven opposition parties, claimed the election lacked transparency. Three of the seven parties decided to boycott the elections, whilst two others fielded their own candidates, with Mohamed Daoud Chehem and Omar Elmi Khaireh running against each other. Three independent cand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Djiboutian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 8 April 2011. Incumbent president Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected with 81% of the vote, He defeating Mohamed Warsama Ragueh, an attorney and former judge who received 19% of the vote. Djibouti's opposition coalitions boycotted the elections, saying they would not be free and fair, leaving only President Guelleh and Ragueh, who had served as President of Djibouti's Constitutional Council in 2005. Ragueh complained about irregularities in the voting. Background In April 2010, the National Assembly of Djibouti amended the Constitution to allow Guelleh to stand for a third term. Presidents had been limited to two terms. Coinciding with the wider Arab Spring, protesters began calling for President Guelleh's ousting in February 2011. On at least two occasions the government detained opposition leaders and imprisoned many protesters. Another potential candidate, businessman Abdourahman Boreh, who was living in self-imposed exile in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
