The RPP was founded in Dikhil on March 4, 1979.[2] It was declared the sole legal party in October 1981, retaining this status until multiparty politics was introduced in the September 1992 referendum.[3] At the party congress held on 19–20 March 1997, Gouled Aptidon was re-elected as RPP President and a 125-member Central Committee was elected.[4] It contested the December 1997 parliamentary election in alliance with the moderate faction of FRUD (which had signed a peace agreement with the government in December 1994), and this alliance won 79% of the vote, taking all 65 seats in the National Assembly.[5]
On February 4, 1999, President Gouled Aptidon announced that he would retire at the time of the next election, and an extraordinary congress of the RPP, chose Guelleh as its presidential candidate.[6] As the joint candidate of the RPP and moderate wing of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD), Guelleh won the presidential election held on April 9, 1999 with 74% of the vote, defeating his only challenger, the independent candidate Moussa Ahmed Idriss.[7]
In the parliamentary election held on 10 January 2003, the party was part of the Union for a Presidential Majority (Union pour la Majorité Présidentielle, UMP), that won 63% of the popular vote and all 65 seats.
The RPP opened its Eighth Ordinary Congress on March 4, 2004,[2][8] coinciding with the party's 25th anniversary. At this congress, Guelleh was unanimously re-elected as RPP President by acclamation for another three-year term, and the RPP Central Committee was expanded from 180 to 250 members.[2] On March 4, 2007, the RPP held its Ninth Ordinary Congress; Guelleh was again re-elected as RPP President, and three women were added to the Political Bureau, expanding it to 17 members.[9] It contested the February 2008 parliamentary election together with its UMP coalition partners,[10][11] and the UMP again won all 65 seats amidst an opposition boycott.[10]
^Lansford, Tom (2019). Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019. p. 442. ISBN9781544327136.
^ abc"Récit d’une journée commémorant les 25 ans d’existence du RPP"[permanent dead link], La Nation (Djibouti), March 8, 2004 (in French).
^"Chronology for Afars in Djibouti", Minorities at Risk Project (UNHCR Refworld), 2004.
^"First FRUD congress held", Indian Ocean Newsletter, 16 April 1997 (Horn of Africa Monthly Review, 21 February–28 April 1997).
^Political Handbook of the World: 1998 (1998), page 261 (cited in "Djibouti: Political opposition parties (This Response replaces an earlier version dated 13 January 1999. 20 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (UNHCR Refworld), DJI31018.FE, 1 February 1999.
^"Djibouti: President Gouled Aptidon to retire in April after 22 years in power", AFP (nl.newsbank.com), February 4, 1999.
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^"Djibouti president chairs ruling party congress.", BBC Monitoring International Reports, March 4, 2004.
^"L'art de rassembler" 2007-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, La Nation, March 5, 2007 (in French).
^"14% de sièges aux femmes" 2008-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, La Nation, 16 January 2008 (in French).
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The People s Rally for Progress Arabic التجمع الشعبي من أجل التقدم French Rassemblement populaire pour le Progres RPP is a political party in Djibouti It has dominated politics in the country since 1979 initially under the rule of President Hassan Gouled Aptidon Today it is led by President Ismail Omar Guelleh and is in a coalition government with Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy FRUD and other parties The RPP tends to hold more influence among the Issa population People s Rally for Progress French Rassemblement populaire pour le ProgresArabic التجمع الشعبي من أجل التقدمLeaderIsmail Omar GuellehFoundedMarch 4 1979 1 in DikhilHeadquartersDjibouti CityIdeologyIssa interestsDemocratic socialismSocial democracyPolitical positionLeft wingNational affiliationUnion for the Presidential MajorityColorsGreenWebsitehttp www rpp dj Politics of DjiboutiPolitical partiesElectionsThe RPP was founded in Dikhil on March 4 1979 2 It was declared the sole legal party in October 1981 retaining this status until multiparty politics was introduced in the September 1992 referendum 3 At the party congress held on 19 20 March 1997 Gouled Aptidon was re elected as RPP President and a 125 member Central Committee was elected 4 It contested the December 1997 parliamentary election in alliance with the moderate faction of FRUD which had signed a peace agreement with the government in December 1994 and this alliance won 79 of the vote taking all 65 seats in the National Assembly 5 On February 4 1999 President Gouled Aptidon announced that he would retire at the time of the next election and an extraordinary congress of the RPP chose Guelleh as its presidential candidate 6 As the joint candidate of the RPP and moderate wing of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy FRUD Guelleh won the presidential election held on April 9 1999 with 74 of the vote defeating his only challenger the independent candidate Moussa Ahmed Idriss 7 In the parliamentary election held on 10 January 2003 the party was part of the Union for a Presidential Majority Union pour la Majorite Presidentielle UMP that won 63 of the popular vote and all 65 seats The RPP opened its Eighth Ordinary Congress on March 4 2004 2 8 coinciding with the party s 25th anniversary At this congress Guelleh was unanimously re elected as RPP President by acclamation for another three year term and the RPP Central Committee was expanded from 180 to 250 members 2 On March 4 2007 the RPP held its Ninth Ordinary Congress Guelleh was again re elected as RPP President and three women were added to the Political Bureau expanding it to 17 members 9 It contested the February 2008 parliamentary election together with its UMP coalition partners 10 11 and the UMP again won all 65 seats amidst an opposition boycott 10 Contents 1 Electoral history 1 1 Presidential elections 1 2 National Assembly elections 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksElectoral history editPresidential elections edit Election Party candidate Votes Result1981 Hassan Gouled Aptidon 84 58 Elected nbsp Y1987 90 675 99 23 Elected nbsp Y1993 45 162 60 7 Elected nbsp Y1999 Ismail Omar Guelleh 76 853 74 02 Elected nbsp Y2005 144 433 100 Elected nbsp Y2011 89 942 80 63 Elected nbsp Y2016 111 389 87 07 Elected nbsp Y2021 167 536 97 44 Elected nbsp YNational Assembly elections edit Election Party leader Votes Seats Position Result1977 Hassan Gouled Aptidon as RPI 65 8 65 65 nbsp 65 nbsp 1st Supermajority government1982 77 984 100 65 65 nbsp nbsp 1st Sole legal party1987 88 193 100 65 65 nbsp nbsp 1st Sole legal party1992 53 578 74 59 65 65 nbsp nbsp 1st Sole legal party1997 72 073 78 56 65 65 nbsp nbsp 1st Sole legal party2003 Ismail Omar Guelleh 53 293as part of the UMP 62 7 65 65 nbsp nbsp 1st UMP coalition government2008 103 463as part of the UMP 94 06 65 65 nbsp nbsp 1st UMP coalition government2013 74 016as part of the UMP 61 5 55 65 nbsp 10 nbsp 1st UMP coalition government2018 105 278as part of the UMP 87 83 57 65 nbsp 2 nbsp 1st UMP coalition government2023 159 658as part of the UMP 93 68 58 65 nbsp 1 nbsp 1st UMP coalition governmentSee also editMohamed Dini FarahReferences edit Lansford Tom 2019 Political Handbook of the World 2018 2019 p 442 ISBN 9781544327136 a b c Recit d une journee commemorant les 25 ans d existence du RPP permanent dead link La Nation Djibouti March 8 2004 in French Chronology for Afars in Djibouti Minorities at Risk Project UNHCR Refworld 2004 First FRUD congress held Indian Ocean Newsletter 16 April 1997 Horn of Africa Monthly Review 21 February 28 April 1997 Political Handbook of the World 1998 1998 page 261 cited in Djibouti Political opposition parties This Response replaces an earlier version dated 13 January 1999 Archived 20 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada UNHCR Refworld DJI31018 FE 1 February 1999 Djibouti President Gouled Aptidon to retire in April after 22 years in power AFP nl newsbank com February 4 1999 Proclamation du President de la Republique de Djibouti par le Conseil Constitutionnel Archived 2007 08 16 at the Wayback Machine Journal Officiel de la Republique de Djibouti in French Djibouti president chairs ruling party congress BBC Monitoring International Reports March 4 2004 L art de rassembler Archived 2007 11 19 at the Wayback Machine La Nation March 5 2007 in French a b IPU PARLINE page for 2008 election 14 de sieges aux femmes Archived 2008 01 19 at the Wayback Machine La Nation 16 January 2008 in French External links editOfficial website archived 20 October 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title People 27s Rally for Progress amp oldid 1195164159, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
