Union for Central African Renewal | |
Native Name: | Union pour le renouveau centrafricain |
Leader: | Anicet-Georges Dologuélé |
Founded: | 25 October 2013 |
Ideology: | Social liberalism[1] |
Position: | Centre |
Colors: | Navy blue, sky blue |
Seats1 Title: | Seats in the National Assembly |
Website: | https://parti-urca.org |
Headquarters: | Bangui |
Country: | Central African Republic |
The Union for Central African Renewal (French: Union pour le renouveau centrafricain, URCA) is a political party in the Central African Republic led by Anicet-Georges Dologuélé.
The URCA was established on 25 October 2013.[2] Dologuélé was chosen as the party's candidate for the 2015–16 presidential elections; although he finished as the leading candidate in the first round, he was defeated by Faustin-Archange Touadéra in the run-off. In the parliamentary elections it emerged as the joint-largest party in the National Assembly, winning 13 of the 131 seats.[3]
Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result | |||||||||||||||||||
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First round | Second round | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Anicet-Georges Dologuélé | 268,952 | 23.7% (#1) | 413,352 | 37.3% (#2) | Lost | |||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 135,081 | 21.0% (#2) | -|-|Lost |-|2020–21|130,017|21.7% (#2)| -| -|Lost |}Parliamentary elections
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