List of political parties in Djibouti
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Djibouti is a one party dominant state with the People's Rally for Progress currently in power. There are currently no opposition members in the National Assembly, partially because of the rule that the party or coalition with a majority vote in each district wins all of that district's seats [1]. This voting system is seen to facilitate the dominance of the pro-presidential coalition. The main opposition coalitions are the Union for Democratic Change (UAD) and Union for Democratic Movements (UMD).
The parties
Pro-government
- People's Rally for Progress (Rassemblement populaire pour le Progrès)
- Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (Front pour la Restauration de l'Unité et de la Démocratie)
- Social Democratic People's Party (Parti Populaire Social Démocrate)
- Union of Reform Partisans (Union des Partisans de la Réforme)
Anti-government
- Union Pour Le Salut National (USN)
- Centre Démocrate Unifié Djiboutien ("CDU")
- National Democratic Party (Parti National Démocratique)
- Republican Alliance for Democracy (Alliance Républicaine pour la Démocratie)
- Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development (Mouvement pour le Renouveau Démocratique et le Développement)
- Djibouti Party for Development (Parti Djiboutien pour le Développement)
- Djibouti Union for Democracy and Justice (Union Djiboutienne pour la Démocratie et la Justice)