The United Democratic Forces (''Forces Démocratiques Unies'') was an alliance of
political parties
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in the
Republic of the Congo
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, led by
Denis Sassou-Nguesso. Sassou-Nguesso, presidential candidate of both the
Congolese Labour Party
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and the FDU, won the
presidential election
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Elections by country
Albania
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Chile
The pre ...
of 10 March 2002 with 89.4% of the vote. In the
parliamentary election held on 26 May and 20 June 2002, the FDU won 30 out of 153 seats.
Defunct political party alliances in Africa
Political party alliances in the Republic of the Congo
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