Patriotic Movement for the Republic
Patriotic Movement for the Republic Mouvement Patriotique pour la Republique | |
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| President | Albadé Abouba |
| Founded | 11 October 2015 |
| Split from | MNSD-Nassara |
| Headquarters | Niamey |
| Colors | Orange |
| National Assembly | 13 / 171
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The Patriotic Movement for the Republic (French: Mouvement Patriotique pour la Republique, MPR-Jamhuriya) is a political party in Niger.
History
The party was launched on 11 October 2015 as a breakaway from the National Movement for the Development of Society.[1][2]
It did not nominate a presidential candidate for the 2016 general elections, but received 7% of the vote in the National Assembly elections, winning thirteen seats and becoming the fourth-largest party.[3]
References
- ^ Assemblée générale constitutive du Mouvement Patriotique pour la République (MPR-JAMHURIYA) : Pour une participation efficace au développement socio-économique du Niger Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Le Sahel
- ^ Présidentielle au Niger : Hama Amadou face à Issoufou Mahamadou au deuxième tour Archived 2016-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Star Africa, 26 February 2016
- ^ Législatives: Répartition provisoire des 171 sièges au Parlement (CENI) Actu Niger, 29 February 2016
