Union of Democratic Forces for Progress explained

The Union of Democratic Forces for Progress (French: Union des forces démocratiques pour le progrès, UFDP) is a political party in Mali led by Youssouf Traoré.

History

The party was founded in May 1991,[1] and officially registered on 16 May.[2] It won three seats in the 1992 parliamentary elections.[3]

The UFDP boycotted the July 1997 parliamentary elections after the April elections had been annulled.[4] It contested the 2002 parliamentary elections as part of the Convergence for Alternation and Change alliance, which won ten seats.[4]

The party did not run in the 2013 parliamentary elections.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.content.eisa.org.za/sites/eisa.org.za/files/imports/import-data/WEP/maliparties7.htm Mali: Registered parties that won no seats in any National Assembly elections
  2. http://www.izf.net/sites/default/files/EE_Partis%20Politiques_19_09_2012.pdf Directory of Political Parties
  3. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2201_92.htm Elections held in 1992
  4. http://africanelections.tripod.com/ml.html Elections in Mali
  5. http://www.matcl.gov.ml/PDF/SITUAT_PARTICI_PP_LEGISL2013.pdf Participation status of political parties in the 2013 legislative elections

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