The Djibouti Union for Democracy and Justice () () is a

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Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

History

The party was founded in 2002 when a restriction of the 1992 constitution was removed allowing for more than just 4 political parties. under the leadership of Ilaya Ismail Guedi Hared, a former cabinet director for President Hassan Gouled Aptidon. The party's secretary general, Farah Ali Waberi, resigned in 2005 to protest the Union for Democratic Change's (UAD's) decision to boycott the

2005 Djiboutian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 8 April 2005. The incumbent President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh, was re-elected to a second six-year term in an unopposed election. Background Hassan Gouled Aptidon was president of Djibou ...

. The party opposed the 2010 amendment to the constitution that allowed

Ismaïl Omar Guelleh Ismaïl Omar Guelleh ( so, Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle ar, إسماعيل عمر جليه) (born 27 November 1947) is the current President of Djibouti. He has been in office since 1999, making him one of the longest-serving rulers in Africa. He is ...

to run for a third term. Hared's niece, Zahra Guedi was elected to lead a UAD diaspora group in

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in November 2013. The party ran in a coalition with the

Djibouti Party for Development The Djibouti Party for Development () () is a political party in Djibouti, led by Mohamed Daoud Chehem. In the parliamentary election held on 10 January 2003, the party was part of the Union for a Democratic Change (''Union pour l'Alternance Dé ...

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winning several seats in the

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2023 election

During the

2023 Djiboutian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Djibouti on 24 February 2023 to elect the 65 members of the National Assembly. Background Since his election as President in 1999 Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has ruled Djibouti with almost unchecked power and has be ...

, all opposition political parties boycotted the election to protest the undemocratic leadership of

and the erosion of political and press freedoms across the country. The UBJ was the sole exception, and besides Guelleh's Union for the Presidential Majority, was the only party to contest the election. The party won 6.32% of the popular vote and 7 seats in the National Assembly. Abdulmalik Jama Ali, one of the party's representatives in the assembly, stated that the party was happy with the conduct of the election.

Electoral history

National Assembly elections

References

Political parties in Djibouti {{Djibouti-stub