The Union of Republican Forces (, UFR) is a

liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * Generally, a supporter of the political philosophy liberalism. Liberals may be politically left or right but tend to be centrist. * An adherent of a Liberal Party (See also Liberal parties by country ...

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier ...

. It shouldn't be confused with the

social liberal Social liberalism is a political philosophy and variety of liberalism that endorses social justice, social services, a mixed economy, and the expansion of civil and political rights, as opposed to classical liberalism which favors limited g ...

Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea The Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (, UFDG) is a social-liberal political party in Guinea. It should not be confused with the liberal Union of Republican Forces which has a similar name. The party was founded in 1991 by a number of opposi ...

, which has a similar name. Founded in 1992, the party has been led since 1999 by the former

Prime Minister of Guinea This article lists the prime ministers of Guinea, since the establishment of the office of Prime Minister in 1972. List of officeholders ;Political parties ;Other factions Notes Timeline See also * Politics of Guinea * List of p ...

Sidya Touré Sidya Touré (born 1945) is a Guinean politician. He was Prime Minister of Guinea from 1996 to 1999 and is currently the president of the Union of Republican Forces (UFR), an opposition party. Prime minister Having previously been in exile in ...

. The party supported the 2007 general strike."GUINEA: Civil society crystallising around unions"
IRIN Africa, 11 January 2007. Touré finished in third place in both the

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

and

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

presidential elections, with vote shares of 15.6% and 6.0%,SYNTHESE DES RESULTATS PROVISOIRES: Election Présidentielle du 11 Octobre 2015
CENI respectively.

References

External links

Official website
1992 establishments in Guinea Political parties established in 1992 Political parties in Guinea

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