The Union for Democratic Renewal (''Union pour le renouveau démocratique'') is a
political party
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in
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
. It was founded by
Djibo Leyti Kâ, a former minister under President
who broke with the then-ruling
Socialist Party
Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...
, in 1998.
In the
April 2001 parliamentary election, URD won 3.67% of the popular vote and three out of 120 seats in the
National Assembly
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. It joined the government under President
Abdoulaye Wade
Abdoulaye Wade (born 29 May 1926)
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in April 2004.
"SENEGAL: Another new Prime Minister, but little change"
IRIN, April 23, 2004. It participated in the parliamentary election
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of 3 June 2007 as part of the Sopi Coalition
The Sopi Coalition was the governing political alliance in Senegal during the presidency of Abdoulaye Wade. The alliance is composed of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and smaller parties. Wade is the Secretary-General of the PDS.
The al ...
.
References
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Political parties established in 1998
Political parties in Senegal