Rally of Democratic Forces in Chad explained

The Rally of Democratic Forces in Chad is a political party in Chad, part of the ruling coalition in 2001.^[1]

It was reportedly led by either Bernard Mbangadou^[2] or Djembété Le Soromian in 1994, after the latter served as minister under Hissène Habré. The leniency shown by its manifesto for the Tombalbaye government led it to be described as a southern-aligned political party.^[3] Le Soromian was later the leader of the similarly named Chadian Democratic Rally, signatory of the Cotonou peace agreements in 2007.^[4]

In the 2002 parliamentary elections, the party won 1 out of 155 seats according to IPU Parline.^[5]

The party was under the leadership of Alexandre Begue, also reported as "Begne Alexandre", from at least 2008 to 2014.^{[6] [7]}

In October 2023, the party joined the Cadre national de concertation des partis politiques (CNCP).^[8]

Notes and References

1. News: 2001-07-25 . Ruling party deplores opposition's attitude . The New Humanitarian.
2. Book: Banks . Arthur S. . Political Handbook of the World 1998 . Day . Alan J. . Muller . Thomas C. . 2016-02-01 . Springer . 978-1-349-14951-3 . en . 174.
3. Buijtenhuijs . Robert . 1994 . Les partis politiques africains ont-ils des projets de société ? L'exemple du Tchad . Politique Africaine . 56 . 1 . 10.3406/polaf.1994.5827 . 131–132.
4. Web site: Govt, Chadian opposition sign peace pact in Cotonou Afrique Informations - Actualit et infos sur l'Afrique . 2007-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009142944/http://www.afriquenligne.fr/news/daily-news/govt,-chadian-opposition-sign-peace-pact-in-cotonou-2007100910268/ . 2007-10-09 . dead .
5. News: TCHAD : Elections parlementaires en Assemblée nationale, 2002 . 2024-05-15.
6. News: Gaïbaï . Dieudonné . 2008-02-04 . Cameroon-Info.Net . 2024-05-19 . fr.
7. News: Ramadane . Mahamat . Tchad : Le parti UDT d'Abdéraman Koulamallah ouvre son 21ème congrès ordinaire . 2024-05-15 . fr . Alwihda Info.
8. News: 2023-10-28 . 7 nouveaux partis politiques rejoignent le CNCP . 2024-05-15 . Tchad24 TV . fr.