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Democratic Union of the Rwandan People

Union Démocratique du Peuple Rwandais
Democratic Union of the Rwandan People Union Démocratique du Peuple Rwandais
Founded	1992
Headquarters	Kigali
Chamber of Deputies	1 / 80
	Politics of Rwanda; Political parties; Elections;

The Democratic Union of the Rwandese People (Kinyarwanda: Ishyaka Riharanira Ubumwe bw'Abanyarwanda na Demokarasi; French: Union Démocratique du Peuple Rwandais, UDPR) is a political party in Rwanda.

History

The party was established in 1992.^[1] It joined the Rwandan Patriotic Front-led alliance prior to the 2003 parliamentary elections, winning a single seat. It remained part of the alliance for the 2008 parliamentary elections, retaining its one seat. However, it lost its seat in the 2013 elections. It returned to parliament after winning one seat in the 2018 elections.

Election results

Chamber of Deputies elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
2003^[a]	2,774,661	73.78%	1 / 80	New	Government coalition
2008^[a]	3,655,956	78.76%	1 / 80	10	Government coalition
2013	Did not contest		0 / 80	1	Extra-parliamentary
2018^[a]	4,926,366	73.95%	1 / 80	1	Government coalition
2024^[a]	6,126,433	68.83%	0 / 80	1	Extra-parliamentary