The National Rally for Development (, RND) was a political party in the
Comoros
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.
History
The RND was established on 6 October 1996 as a merger of the
National Union for Democracy in the Comoros
The National Union for Democracy in the Comoros (, UNDC) was a political party in the Comoros.
History
The UNDC nominated Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim as its candidate for the 1990 presidential elections. Although Taki received the most votes in th ...
Realising Freedom's Capability
Realising Freedom's Capability, also known as Uwezo (''Leadership''), was a political party in the Comoros.
History
The party was established in Paris
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, the
Comorian Union for Progress
The Comorian Union for Progress ( Comorian: ''Udzima'', lit. ''Unity''; , UCP) is a political party in the Comoros.
History
In 1978, French mercenary Bob Denard staged a coup d'etat against the socialist government of Ali Soilih, bringing Ahmed ...
and the
Rally for Democracy and Renewal
The Rally for Democracy and Renewal (, RDR) is a political party in the Comoros.
History
The RDR was founded in October 1993 by President Said Mohamed Djohar,Comoros islands: Constitutional referendum African Intelligence, 12 October 1996 The founding of the RND had been suggested by President
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim
Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim (; 20 February 1936 – 6 November 1998) served as the sixth President of the Comoros from 25 March 1996 until his death on 6 November 1998.
Life
He was born in Mbeni, Grande Comore and issued family privileges, he w ...
in August 1996 following his victory in the
presidential elections
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Elections by country
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earlier in the year.Tom Lansford (2015) ''Political Handbook of the World 2015'', CQ Press
The party won 36 of the 43 seats in the
Assembly of the Union
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in the December 1996 parliamentary elections, although the elections were boycotted by most opposition parties.
Despite its landslide victory, the party began to suffer internal splits. Following the 1999 coup one faction supported the new regime headed by
Azali Assoumani
Azali Assoumani (; born 1 January 1959) is a Comorian politician and military officer who has served as the seventh President of the Comoros from 2002 to 2006 and again since 2016, except for a brief period in 2019. He became head of state after ...
, whilst another called for the reinstatement of temporary head of state
Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde
Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde (; 1928–2004) was a Comorian politician.
He was born in 1928 in Domoni on Anjouan. Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane was his brother-in-law. Since 1978, Tadjidine worked as director of finance in the public treasury. He ...
Camp of the Autonomous Islands
The Camp of the Autonomous Islands (, CdIA) was a political alliance in the Comoros. It advocated for greater autonomy for the three islands and for more power to be given to the islands' governors.
History
The alliance was formed prior to the ...
alliance, which was opposed to Azali. The alliance won 12 of the 18 elected seats and all 15 of the indirectly-elected seats