The Movement for the Defence of the Republic (French: Mouvement pour la Défense de la République) is a political party in Cameroon, led by Dakolé Daïssala.

History

The party first contested national elections in 1992, when it won six seats in the parliamentary elections.[1] In the 1997 elections the party was reduced to a single seat,[2] and lost its one seat in the 2002 elections.

In the 2013 parliamentary elections the party regained parliamentary representation, winning one seat.[3]

Electoral history

Presidential Elections

Election Party candidate Votes % Result
1992 Did not Participate
1997 Samuel Eboua 83,506 2.44% Lost Red X
2004 Did not Participate
2011
2018

National Assembly elections

Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
1992 Dakolé Daïssala 87,440 4.09%
6 / 180
 Increase 6 Increase 4th Opposition
1997 71,762 2.48%
1 / 180
 Decrease 5 Decrease 6th Opposition
2002
0 / 180
 Decrease 1 Extra-parliamentary
2007 47,992 1.53%
0 / 180
 Steady Increase 4th Extra-parliamentary
2013
1 / 180
 Increase 1 Decrease 7th Opposition
2020
2 / 180
 Increase 2 Steady 7th Opposition

References

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