The Union of Republican Forces (french: Union des Forces Républicaines, UFR) is a

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political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

. Founded in 1992, the party has been led since 1999 by the former

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Sidya Touré Sidya Touré (born 1945) is a Guinean politician. He was Prime Minister of Guinea from 1996 to 1999 and is currently the President of the Union of Republican Forces (UFR), an opposition party. Prime minister Having previously been in exile in C ...

. The party supported the 2007 general strike."GUINEA: Civil society crystallising around unions"
IRIN Africa, 11 January 2007. Touré finished in third place in both the

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and

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presidential elections, with vote shares of 15.6% and 6.0%,SYNTHESE DES RESULTATS PROVISOIRES: Election Présidentielle du 11 Octobre 2015
CENI respectively.

References

External links

Official website
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