Union for the Presidential Majority (Djibouti)

The Union for the Presidential Majority (French: Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle UMP) is the ruling political coalition in Djibouti. The coalition supports the Presidency of Ismaïl Omar Guelleh.[2]

Union for the Presidential Majority
Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle
LeaderIsmaïl Omar Guelleh
PresidentAbdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
Founded2003
HeadquartersDjibouti City
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionLeft-wing[1]
National Assembly
58 / 65
Party flag
Website
ump.dj

The coalition originally formed to contest the 2003 parliamentary election, and support Guelleh in the 2005 presidential election.[3]

The coalition is composed of four parties; the RPP, the FRUD, the PSD, and the UPR.[4]

Members

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Name Ideology Leader Joined
People's Rally for Progress
Rassemblement populaire pour le Progrès
Issa interests Ismaïl Omar Guelleh 2003
Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy
Front pour la Restauration de l'Unité et de la Démocratie
Afar interests Ali Mohamed Daoud 2003
Social Democratic People's Party
Parti Populaire Social Démocrate
Social democracy Moumin Bahdon Farah 2003
Union of Reform Partisans
Union des Partisans de la Réforme
Social democracy Ibrahim Chehem Daoud 2008

Former Members

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Name Ideology Time
National Democratic Party
Parti National Démocratique
Social democracy 2003-2011

Electoral history

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Presidential elections

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Election Party candidate Votes % Result
2005 Ismaïl Omar Guelleh 144,433 100% Elected  Y
2011 89,942 80.63% Elected  Y
2016 111,389 87.07% Elected  Y
2021 155,291 97.30% Elected  Y

National Assembly elections

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Election Patry leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Result
2003 Ismaïl Omar Guelleh 53,293 62.7%
65 / 65
    1st Supermajority government
2008 103,463 94.06%
65 / 65
    1st Supermajority government
2013 74,016 61.5%
55 / 65
  10   1st Supermajority government
2018 105,278 87.83%
57 / 65
  2   1st Supermajority government
2023 159,658 93.68%
58 / 65
  1   1st Supermajority government

References

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  1. ^ Djibouti - législative - Élections 2013
  2. ^ http://www.ump.dj/article.php?ID=1[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Djibouti - Political Party flags". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. ^ http://www.ump.dj/article.php?ID=5[permanent dead link]