The Union for Progress and Renewal (french: Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau, UPR) is an opposition
political party
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in
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
, founded in September 1998 through the merger of
Siradio Diallo's Renewal and Progress Party and Ba Mamadou's Union for the New Republic. In the
parliamentary election
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held on 30 June 2002, the party won 26.63% of the popular vote and 20 out of 114 seats.
A section of the party boycotted the 2002 election, and it later joined the
Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea
The Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (french: Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée, UFDG) is a social-liberal political party in Guinea.
The party was founded in 1991 by a number of opposition parties and groups. In October 2002 it was ...
.
The UPR is led by Bah Ousmane. It joined the government of Prime Minister
, which was formed on June 19, 2008, receiving one post, that of Minister of Livestock and Animal Protection.
References
Political parties in Guinea
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