The National Woodcutters Rally–Democratic (, RNB-D), also known as National Woodcutters Rally–Kombila (RNB-Kombila) is a

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History

The RNB-D was formed in July 1998 by supporters of Pierre-André Kombila, who had been expelled from the National Woodcutters' Rally. Kombila ran in the December 1998 presidential elections, finishing fourth in a field of eight candidates with 1.5% of the vote. In the 2001 parliamentary elections the party won a single seat in the

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. In the

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held on 9 December 2001, the party won one out of 120 seats. In the 17 December/24 December 2006

, the party also won one out of 120 seats. The party did not nominate a candidate for the 2005 presidential elections, but retained its seat in the National Assembly in the 2006 parliamentary elections. At the RNB-D's Third Ordinary Congress on 25 and 26 January 2008,"Le RNB rallie la majorité présidentielle"
GabonEco (bdpgabon.org), 28 January 2008 . the party decided to formally join the Presidential Majority"Gabon : L’opposition s’effrite et le RNB prend pied dans la majorité présidentielle"
, Infosplusgabon, 28 January 2008 . and Kombila was elected to the newly created position of RNB-D President. Alexis Mengue Méyé was elected as secretary-general. The party lost its single seat in the 2011 parliamentary elections.

References

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