Front for Democracy and the Republic

The Front for Democracy and the Republic (French: Front pour la démocratie et la république) is an opposition coalition in Mali that fought the presidential election on 29 April 2007 and the parliamentary election of 1 July and 22 July 2007. The FDR is an umbrella organisation, bringing together 16 independent political parties and groups.[1] It rejected the official results of the election, according to which incumbent president Amadou Toumani Touré won with about 71% of the vote, and alleged fraud, unsuccessfully asking the Constitutional Court to annul the election.[2][3][4] On 19 May, the leading FDR candidate, National Assembly president Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita, said that the group would abide by the court's decision to confirm Touré's victory[5] and would concentrate on the July 2007 parliamentary election.[6]

Of the eight candidates who fought the presidential election, four were affiliated with the FDR alliance:

The parties and other organisations were:

In the July 2007 parliamentary election, the FDR won a total of 15 out of 147 seats: 11 for the RPM and four for PARENA.[7]

References
  1. "Forces lined up for 29 April presidential election in Mali", African Press Agency, April 9, 2007.
  2. "Presidential contenders claim for cancellation of last Sunday polls", African Press Agency, May 1, 2007.
  3. "Mali opposition seeks poll re-run", BBC News, 4 May 2007.
  4. "Présidentielle au Mali: la Cour constitutionnelle valide la réélection de Touré" Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), May 12, 2007 (in French).
  5. "Mali opposition concedes Toure's re-election", Reuters (IOL), May 21, 2007.
  6. "Mali/présidentielle: l'opposition finit par accepter une défaite trop large", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), May 20, 2007 (in French).
  7. "Mali: Résultats définitifs des Législatives - l'Adéma/PASJ perd dans trois localités", Les Echos (allAfrica.com), August 13, 2007 (in French).
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