The United Democratic Forces (''Forces Démocratiques Unies'') was an alliance of
political parties in the
Republic of the Congo, led by
Denis Sassou-Nguesso
Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 23 November 1943) is a Congolese politician and former military officer. He became president of the Republic of the Congo in 1997. He served a previous term as president from 1979 to 1992. During his first period as p ...
. Sassou-Nguesso, presidential candidate of both the
Congolese Labour Party and the FDU, won the
presidential election
A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President.
Elections by country
Albania
The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public.
Chile
The pre ...
of 10 March 2002 with 89.4% of the vote. In the
parliamentary election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
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
{{RCongo-party-stub