The Djibouti Party for Development () () is a
political party
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in
Djibouti
Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...
, led by
Mohamed Daoud Chehem Mohamed Daoud Chehem is a senior civil servant, noted opposition leader and former presidential candidate for the Azuria Development Party (PDD) in Djibouti. Chehem is a member of the Afar ethnic group, and was part of the Afar rebel Front for the ...
. In the
parliamentary election
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held on 10 January 2003, the party was part of the
Union for a Democratic Change
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(''Union pour l'Alternance Démocratique''), which won 37.3% of the popular vote but no seats in the
National Assembly
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. It is also aligned with the
Union for National Salvation
The Union for National Salvation (french: Union pour le Salut National USN) is a political coalition in Djibouti.
Led by Ahmed Youssof Houmed, the coalition was formed to contest the 2013 parliamentary election. The party won 21 seats in the ...
.
Political parties in Djibouti
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