The Movement for the Defence of the Republic (French: Mouvement pour la Défense de la République) is a political party in Cameroon, led by Dakolé Daïssala.
The Movement for the Defence of the Republic first contested national elections in 1992, when it won six seats in the parliamentary elections.[1] In the 1997 elections, the party was reduced to a single seat.[2] The party lost its sole seat in the 2002 elections.
In the 2013 parliamentary elections, the party regained parliamentary representation, winning one seat.[3]
| Election | Candidate | Votes | '% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Did not participate | |||
| 1997 | Samuel Eboua | 83,506 | 2.44% | Lost |
| 2004 | Did not participate | |||
| 2011 | ||||
| 2018 | ||||
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Dakolé Daïssala | 87,440 | 4.09% | 6 | 4th | ||
| 1997 | 71,762 | 2.48% | 5 | 6th | |||
| 2002 | 1 | ||||||
| 2007 | 47,992 | 1.53% | 4th | ||||
| 2013 | 1 | 7th | |||||
| 2020 | 2 | 7th |