Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Ideology | Liberalism Social liberalism[1] |
| Political position | Centre |
| Regional affiliation | Africa Liberal Network |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| National Assembly | 0 / 114 |
TheUnion of Democratic Forces of Guinea (French:Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée, UFDG) is asocial-liberal[1]political party inGuinea. It should not be confused with theliberalUnion of Republican Forces which has a similar name.
The party was founded in 1991 by a number of opposition parties and groups. In October 2002 it was joined by a section ofUnion for Progress and Renewal under the leadership ofBâ Mamadou, which unlike the majority of their party wanted to boycott the2002 parliamentary election. Mamadou Ba was subsequently elected as President of UFDG. The party affiliated to the Republican Front for Democratic Change alliance, which intended to field a candidate in the2003 presidential election.[2]
Starting in 2007, the presidency of the party has been held byCellou Dalein Diallo. Diallo stood for the party in the2010 presidential election, topping the poll in the first round before narrowly losing toAlpha Conde in the second round.
On 25 July 2015, Diallo was named as the UFDG's candidate for the2015 presidential election at a party congress; he was also re-elected to lead the party for another five years.[3]
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Second round | |||||
| 1993 | Bah Oury | Did not participate | ||||
| 1998 | ||||||
| 2003 | Bâ Mamadou | |||||
| 2010 | Cellou Dalein Diallo | 772,496 | 43.60 | 1,333,666 | 47.48% | Lost N |
| 2015 | 1,242,362 | 31.45% | - | - | LostN | |
| 2020 | 1,373,320 | 33.50% | - | - | LostN | |
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constituency | Proportional | |||||||
| 1995 | Bah Oury | Did not participate | 0 / 114 | |||||
| 2002 | Bâ Mamadou | Boycotted | 0 / 81 | |||||
| 2013 | Cellou Dalein Diallo | 711,393 | 24.08% | 967,173 | 30.48% | 37 / 114 |  37 | 2nd |
| 2020 | Did not participate | 0 / 114 | ||||||
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