Union for Progress and Renewal
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| Abbreviation | UPR |
| Leader | Ousmane Bah |
| Founders | Siradiou Diallo Mamadou Boye Bah |
| Founded | September 1998 |
| Merger of | Renewal and Progress Party Union for the New Republic |
| Website | |
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The Union for Progress and Renewal (UPR; French: Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau) is an opposition political party in Guinea, founded in September 1998 through the merger of the Renewal and Progress Party of Siradiou Diallo and the Union for the New Republic of Mamadou Boye Bah.[1] The UPR is currently led by Ousmane Bah.[2]
In the parliamentary election held on 30 June 2002, the party won 26.63% of the popular vote and 20 out of 114 seats.[3] A faction of the party boycotted the 2002 election, and this faction later joined the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea.[4] On 19 June 2008, the UPR joined the government of prime minister Ahmed Tidiane Souaré, receiving one post, that of Minister of Livestock and Animal Protection.[5]
Electoral history
Presidential elections
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||
| 1998 | Mamadou Boye Bah | 638,563 | 24.63% | Lost  |
| 2010 | Ousmane Bah | 12,140 | 0.69% | Lost |
National Assembly elections
| Election | Votes | % | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportional | Constituency | |||||||
| 1995 | 170,806 | 9.24% | 9 / 114 |
 9 |
3rd |
Opposition | ||
| 2002 | 842,270 | 26.63% | 20 / 81 |
11 |
2nd |
Opposition | ||
| 2013 | 35,633 | 1.12% | 71,455 | 2.36% | 1 / 114 |
 19 |
8th |
Opposition |
| 2020 | 76,512 | 2.66% | 14,597 | 0.54% | 2 / 114 |
1 |
5th |
Opposition |
References
- ↑ Diallo, Thierno Moussa (2013-10-22). "Union pour le progrès et le renouveau : l'histoire de la décadence d'une grande formation politique". GuineeActu (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ↑ Malick, Abdoul (2018-03-25). "Crise politique en Guinée : le président de l'UPR, Bah Ousmane s'insurge contre les manifestations de l'opposition républicaine". Guinee24 (in French). Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ↑ "Elections in Guinea". AFRICAN ELECTIONS DATABASE. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
- ↑ Africa South of the Sahara 2004, p.508
- ↑ "Entrée timide de l'opposition dans le nouveau gouvernement". Africa Guinee (in French). AFP. 2008-06-20. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
