The Front for Democracy and the Republic (French: Front pour la démocratie et la république) is an opposition coalition in Mali that fought the presidential election on 29 April 2007 and the parliamentary election of 1 July and 22 July 2007. The FDR is an umbrella organisation, bringing together 16 independent political parties and groups.[1] It rejected the official results of the election, according to which incumbent president Amadou Toumani Touré won with about 71% of the vote, and alleged fraud, unsuccessfully asking the Constitutional Court to annul the election.[2][3][4] On 19 May, the leading FDR candidate, National Assembly president Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, said that the group would abide by the court's decision to confirm Touré's victory[5] and would concentrate on the July 2007 parliamentary election.[6]
Of the eight candidates who fought the presidential election, four were affiliated with the FDR alliance:
- Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita (RPM)
- Tiébilé Dramé (PARENA)
- Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (Convergence 2007)
- Mamadou Blaise Sangaré (Social Democratic Convention)
The parties and other organisations were:
- Rally for Mali (RPM)
- Party for National Rebirth (PARENA)
- Social Democratic Convention (CDS-Mogotiguiya)
- Concertation démocratique
- COPP
- DPM
- Faso
- MPDD
- PARI
- PER
- PRDDM
- RDR
- RDT
- RJP
- Convergence 2007
- ADJ
In the July 2007 parliamentary election, the FDR won a total of 15 out of 147 seats: 11 for the RPM and four for PARENA.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Forces lined up for 29 April presidential election in Mali"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, April 9, 2007.
- ^ "Presidential contenders claim for cancellation of last Sunday polls"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, May 1, 2007.
- ^ "Mali opposition seeks poll re-run", BBC News, 4 May 2007.
- ^ "Présidentielle au Mali: la Cour constitutionnelle valide la réélection de Touré" Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), May 12, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Mali opposition concedes Toure's re-election", Reuters (IOL), May 21, 2007.
- ^ "Mali/présidentielle: l'opposition finit par accepter une défaite trop large", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), May 20, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Mali: Résultats définitifs des Législatives - l'Adéma/PASJ perd dans trois localités", Les Echos (allAfrica.com), August 13, 2007 (in French).