Movement for the Defence of the Republic

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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]

Election results

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	Votes	'%	Result
1992	Did not participate
1997	Samuel Eboua	83,506	2.44%	Lost N
2004	Did not participate
2011
2018

National Assembly elections

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

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