Union for the Development of the Comoros

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The Union for the Development of the Comoros ( French : Union pour le Développement des Comores) is one of the larger parties in the Comoros . Mohamed Halifa is the party's president.

Ikililou Dhoinine, 2012

history

The party was formed in 2013 from the merger of political organizations that support President Ikililou Dhoinine . Before the party got its current name, it was called "Rally for Democracy in the Comoros" (French: Rassemblement pour la Démocratie aux Comoros) .

In the 2015 parliamentary elections, the UPDC was the strongest party with 29% and won 8 of the 24 directly elected seats after the first and second ballots.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b .: Comoros: Controversy surrounding the election commission on the eve of the start of the campaign for parliamentary and municipal elections . In: Indian Ocean Times - only positive news on indian ocean . ( indian-ocean-times.com [accessed December 20, 2017]).
  2. ↑ Results Provisoires (CENI) Details of the RN par Bureau de vote | CENI Comores. April 2, 2015, accessed December 20, 2017 .