The Union for the Development of the Comoros (, UPDC; ) is a
political alliance
A parliamentary group, parliamentary caucus or political group is a group consisting of members of different political parties or independent politicians with similar ideologies. Some parliamentary systems allow smaller political parties, who a ...
in the
Comoros
The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni, ...
. The party's president is
Mohamed Halifa.
History
The UPDC was established in February 2013 as an alliance of parties that supported President
Ikililou Dhoinine
Ikililou Dhoinine (, born 14 August 1962) is a Comorian politician who served as the ninth President of the Comoros from 2011 to 2016; he was Vice-President of the Comoros from 2006 to 2011.
Political career
Dhoinine won the 2010 Comorian pre ...
.
[Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press, p307] It was initially named the Rally for Democracy in the Comoros (''Rassemblement pour la Démocratie aux Comoros'', Radeco), but was later renamed Union for the Development of the Comoros.
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In the 2015 parliamentary elections the UPDC emerged as the largest party, winning eight of the 24 directly elected seats.Comorian elections: CENI results for the second round!]
Comores Actualités, 26 February 2015 Mohamed Ali Soilihi was the party's candidate for the
2019 presidential elections, finishing fourth with 4% of the vote.
References
Political party alliances in the Comoros
2013 establishments in the Comoros
Political parties established in 2013
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