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, UPDC) is a political alliance in the Comoros. The party's president is Mohamed Halifa.[1]

History

The UPDC was established in February 2013 as an alliance of parties that supported President Ikililou Dhoinine.[2] It was initially named the Rally for Democracy in the Comoros (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie aux Comoros, Radeco), but was later renamed Union for the Development of the Comoros.[2]

In the 2015 parliamentary elections the UPDC emerged as the largest party, winning eight of the 24 directly-elected seats.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Comoros: Controversy surrounding the election commission on the eve of the start of the campaign for parliamentary and municipal elections Indian Ocean Times, 15 December 2014
  2. 1 2 Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p307
  3. ↑ Comorian elections: CENI results for the second round! Comores Actualités, 26 February 2015 (French)
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