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 . 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

Coalitions

CoalitionAbbr.PartiesIdeologySeats
Union for the Presidential Majority
Union pour la majorité présidentielle		UMP Social democracy
58 / 65
Djibouti Union for Democracy and Justice
Union Djiboutienne pour la Démocratie et la Justice		UDJ—
7 / 65

Pro-government

NameNative nameIdeologyNotes
People's Rally for ProgressRassemblement populaire pour le ProgrèsSocialismDominant party since 1979
Front for the Restoration of Unity and DemocracyFront pour la Restauration de l'Unité et de la DémocratieAfar interests
Third way
Liberal socialism		Party representing afar peoples
Social Democratic People's PartyParti Populaire Social DémocrateSocial democracyFormed by a former RPP minister
Union of Reform PartisansUnion des Partisans de la RéformeN/AFormed as an offshoot of FRUD

Anti-government

NameNative nameIdeologyNotes
National Democratic PartyParti National DémocratiqueN/ABoycotted its first election
Republican Alliance for DemocracyAlliance Républicaine pour la DémocratieN/AFormer member of the Union for a Democratic Change
Movement for Democratic Renewal and DevelopmentMouvement pour le Renouveau Démocratique et le DéveloppementConservatismFormer ally of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy
Djibouti Party for DevelopmentParti Djiboutien pour le DéveloppementN/AN/A
Djibouti Union for Democracy and JusticeUnion Djiboutienne pour la Démocratie et la JusticeN/AN/A

Defunct

NameNative nameIdeologyNotes
Afar Democratic UnionUnion démocratique afarDemocratic socialism
Afar interests		Colonial-era political party
Democratic Union IssaUnion démocratique issaDemocratic socialism
Issa interests		Colonial-era political party
Party of the Popular MovementParti du mouvement populaireDemocratic socialismColonial-era political party
Republican UnionUnion républicaineAfrican nationalism
Somali nationalism		Colonial-era political party

See also

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