The Union for Democracy and Republic (''Union pour la Démocratie et la République'' or UDR) is a

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ian political party founded in 1992. In March the party elected as its president

Jean Alingué Bawoyeu Jean Alingué Bawoyeu (born August 18, 1937), known in French as the ''vieux sage'', which translates as "wise elder", is a Chadian politician who was Prime Minister of Chad from 1991 to 1992. During the 1970s, he served successively as Ambassa ...

, who had just left the position of Prime Minister. In the parliamentary election of 1997 the party took 4 seats and initially supported the president

Idriss Déby Idriss Déby Itno ' (18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the president of Chad from 1990 until his death in 2021. Déby was a member of the Bidayat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. A high-ranki ...

. Before the parliamentary elections, between 1995 and 1997, the Prime Minister was

Koibla Djimasta Koibla Djimasta (1950 – January 30, 2007) was a Chadian politician of Sara ethnicity from the southern Chari-Baguirmi Prefecture. An administrator, Djimasta held various cabinet positions under Presidents Hissène Habré and Idriss Déby, ...

, himself of the UDR. During the previous

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held in 1996 the party's candidate, Alingué, gained most of his votes in his native

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, where he obtained the 39.69% of the popular vote, but also came second in the capital

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, where he took 16,52%. In the following parliamentary election held in 2002, the UDC boycotted the vote as it believed there weren't sufficient guarantees of a free and fair election, in particular having requested to redo the

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.UNDR Saleh Kebzabo Jean Bawoyeu Alingue Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh

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