Union for the Presidential Majority (Djibouti)

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Union for the Presidential Majority
Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle
LeaderIsmaïl Omar Guelleh
PresidentAbdoulkader Kamil Mohamed
Founded2003
HeadquartersDjibouti City, Djibouti
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left[1]
National Assembly
43 / 65
Website
ump.dj

The Union for the Presidential Majority (French: Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle UMP) is the ruling political coalition in Djibouti. The coalition supports the Presidency of Ismaïl Omar Guelleh.[2]

The coalition originally formed to contest the 2003 parliamentary election, and support Guelleh in the 2005 presidential election.[3]

The coalition is composed of five parties; the RPP, the FRUD, the PND, the PSD, and the UPR.[4]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Candidate Votes % Result
2005 Ismaïl Omar Guelleh 144,433 100% Elected Green tickY
2011 89,942 80.63% Elected Green tickY
2016 111,389 87.07% Elected Green tickY

National Assembly elections

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2003 Ismaïl Omar Guelleh 53,293 62.7%
65 / 65
Steady Steady 1st Coalition government
2008 103,463 94.06%
65 / 65
Steady Steady 1st Coalition government
2013 74,016 61.5%
55 / 65
Decrease 10 Steady 1st Coalition government
2018 105,278 87.83%
57 / 65
Increase 2 Steady 1st Coalition government

References

  1. ^ Djibouti - législative - Élections 2013
  2. ^ http://www.ump.dj/article.php?ID=1[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Djibouti - Political Party flags". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. ^ http://www.ump.dj/article.php?ID=5[permanent dead link]