The National Woodcutters Rally–Rally for Gabon (French: Rassemblement national des bûcherons–Rassemblement pour le Gabon, RNB–RPG) is a political party in Gabon.

History

The party was established in 1990 as Movement for National Rectification–Woodcutters (Mouvement de redressement national–Bûcherons, MORENA–Bûcherons),[1] a breakaway from the Movement for National Rectification. In the 1990 parliamentary elections it won 20 of the 120 seats in the National Assembly, becoming the largest opposition party. In February 1991 it was renamed "National Woodcutters Rally" (RNB).[2]

The RNB nominated Paul Mba Abessole as its candidate for the 1993 presidential elections; He finished second with 26.5% of the vote. Although it won a majority of the contested seats in the 1996 local elections,[2] the party was reduced to seven seats in the 1996 parliamentary elections. However, the following year Mba Abessole was elected mayor of Libreville, where the RNB had a majority on the municipal council.

In 1998 the party split, with a faction led by Pierre-André Kombila leaving to form the National Woodcutters' Rally – Democratic. In the presidential elections later in the year, Mba Abessole finished third with 13% of the vote and Kombila fourth with 1.5%.

In 2000 the party adopted the name "Rally for Gabon", but was referred to as National Woodcutters Rally–Rally for Gabon. In the 2001 parliamentary elections the party gained a seat, giving it a total of eight.

The RNB–RPG did not nominate a candidate for the 2005 presidential elections, and contested the 2006 parliamentary elections as part of the pro-PDG bloc, retaining its eight seats.[3] Although Mba Abessole was selected as the party's candidate for the 2009 presidential elections, he later withdrew in favour of independent candidate André Mba Obame. The party was reduced to three seats in the 2011 parliamentary elections.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Party candidate Votes % Result
1993 Paul Mba Abessole 110,747 26.51% Lost Red X
1998 41,701 13.16% Lost Red X
2005 Did not Participate
2009 Supported André Mba Obame (Ind) 88,026 25.88% Lost Red X
2016 Paul Mba Abessole 761 0.21% Lost Red X

National Assembly elections

Election Seats +/– Position Result
1990
20 / 120
 Increase 20 Increase 2nd Opposition
1996
7 / 120
 Decrease 13 Decrease 3rd Opposition
2001
8 / 120
 Increase 1 Increase 2nd Opposition
2006
8 / 120
 Steady Steady 2nd Opposition
2011
3 / 120
 Decrease 5 Steady 2nd Opposition
2018
0 / 143
 Decrease 3 Decrease 14th Extra-parliamentary

Senate elections

Election Seats +/– Position Result
1997
19 / 92
 Increase 19 Increase 2nd Opposition
2003
8 / 92
 Decrease 11 Steady 2nd Opposition
2009
6 / 102
 Decrease 2 Steady 2nd Opposition
2014
0 / 100
 Decrease 2 Extra-parliamentary

See also

References

  1. ↑ Africa South of the Sahara 2004, Europa Publications, p449
  2. 1 2 Tom Lansford (2015) Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press
  3. ↑ Elections in Gabon African Elections Database
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