National Democratic Rally (Senegal)

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The National Democratic Rally (French: Rassemblement national démocratique) is a political party in Senegal.

History

The party was legalised on 18 June 1981,^[1] and contested the 1983 general elections, when it won a single seat in the National Assembly. Although it did not run in the 1988 general elections, it put forward Madior Diouf as its candidate in the 1993 presidential elections. Diouf finished sixth out of eight candidates with 1% of the vote.

Prior to the 1993 parliamentary elections the party joined the Let Us Unite Senegal alliance, which won three seats.^[2] The party ran alone in the 1998 parliamentary elections, winning one seat. It retained its sole seat in the 2001 elections

↑ Stephan Haggard & Steven Benjamin Webb (1994) Voting for Reform: Democracy, Political Liberalization, and Economic Adjustment, World Bank Publications, p312
↑ Elections in Senegal African Elections Database

Political parties in Senegal

Parliament	Alliance for the Republic–Yakaar And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism Bokk Gis Gis Citizen Movement for National Reform Deggo Souxali Transport ak Commerce Leeral Coalition Party for the Emergence of Citizens Party for Truth and Development Patriotic Convergence for Justice and Equity Republican Movement for Socialism and Democracy Senegalese Democratic Party Senegalese Patriotic Movement Union for Democratic Renewal

Others	African Independence Party – Renewal African Party for the Independence of the Masses Alliance for Progress and Justice/Jëf-Jël Alliance of Progress Forces Authentic Socialist Party Convergence for Renewal and Citizenship Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubël National Democratic Rally National Patriotic Union/Tekki Party of Independence and Labour Rally for the People Rally of the Ecologists of Senegal Reform Movement for Social Development Senegalese Democratic Party – Renewal Senegalese Democratic Union – Renewal Senegalese Liberal Party Senegalese Patriotic Rally/Jammi Rewmi Social Democratic Party/Jant Bi Socialist Party of Senegal Takku Defaraat Sénégal United to Boost Senegal Waar Wi

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