Union for the Presidential Majority Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Ismaïl Omar Guelleh |
| President | Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Djibouti City |
| Ideology | Social welfarism[1] Socialism[2] Social democracy[3] |
| Political position | Centre-left[4] to left-wing[5] |
| National Assembly | 58 / 65 |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| ump.dj | |
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.[6]
The coalition originally formed to contest the 2003 parliamentary election, and support Guelleh in the 2005 presidential election.[7]
The coalition is composed of four parties; the RPP, the FRUD, the PSD, and the UPR.[8]
Members
| Name | Ideology | Leader | Joined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Rally for Progress Rassemblement populaire pour le Progrès |
Socialism | 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 |
Ibrahim Chehem Daoud | 2008 | ||
Former Members
| Name | Ideology | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Party Parti National Démocratique |
Social democracy | 2003-2011 | |
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| 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 | |
| 2026 | 97.81% | Elected Y |
National Assembly elections
| 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
- https://africaelects.com/djibouti/
- Lansford, Tom. Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019. p. 442.
- https://africaelects.com/djibouti/
- https://africaelects.com/djibouti/
- Djibouti - législative - Élections 2013
- http://www.ump.dj/article.php?ID=1
- "Djibouti - Political Party flags". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- http://www.ump.dj/article.php?ID=5