National Union for Democracy and Renewal

The National Union for Democracy and Renewal (French: Union nationale pour la démocratie et le renouveau; abbreviated UNDR) is a political party in Chad led by Saleh Kebzabo. The UNDR is a constituent party of the Coordination of Political Parties for the Defense of the Constitution (CPDC), the main opposition coalition opposed to the rule of former president Idriss Déby.^[1]

National Union for Democracy and Renewal Union nationale pour la démocratie et le renouveau الاتحاد الوطني للديمقراطية والتجديد
Abbreviation	UNDR
President	Saleh Kebzabo
Secretary	Bouzabo Patchili
Founded	12 April 1992
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Centre-left
International affiliation	Socialist International
Seats in the National Assembly	7 / 188
Website
www.undr-tchad.org
Politics of Chad Political parties Elections

In the 1997 parliamentary election, UNDR won 15 out of 125 seats.^[2] In the parliamentary election held on 21 April 2002, the party won five out of 155 seats.^[3]

Kebzabo was the UNDR's candidate in the June 1996 presidential election, placing third with 8.61% of the vote.^[4] He was also the party's candidate in the presidential election held on 20 May 2001, winning 7.0% of the vote.

Saleh Kebzabo, leader of the UNDR, was appointed prime minister by president Mahamat Déby on 12 October 2022. Kebzabo would serve in this post until 1 January 2024.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Party candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Result
		First round		Second round
1996	Saleh Kebzabo	199,691	8.61%			Lost
2001		169,917	7.00%			Lost
2016		473,074	12.77%			Lost
2021		47,518	1.03%			Lost

National Assembly elections

Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
		First round		Second round
1997	Saleh Kebzabo	84,372	6.69%	13,140	1.72%	15 / 125	New	3rd	Opposition
2002						5 / 155	10	4th	Opposition
2011		in alliance with PLD				12 / 187	7	2nd	Opposition