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The Democratic Movement for the Renaissance and Evolution of Central Africa ( French: Mouvement Démocratique pour la Renaissance et l'Evolution en Centrafrique, MDREC) is a political party in the Central African Republic.
The party was established in 1990, [1] and led by Joseph Bendounga, a campaigner for democracy and mayor of the capital Bangui. In mid-1992 Bendounga was arrested and sent to prison for six months for criticising President André Kolingba. [2]
In the 1993 general elections the party won a single seat in the National Assembly. [3] In the 1999 presidential elections the party supported incumbent President Ange-Félix Patassé. Although Bendounga was chosen as the party's candidate for the 2005 presidential elections and he applied to contest the elections, [4] his name did not appear on the ballot. [2]
The party contested the 2011 parliamentary elections, although it only put forward two candidates, [5] and failed to win a seat. It subsequently backed Séléka in their overthrow of the President François Bozizé in 2013. [6]
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The Democratic Movement for the Renaissance and Evolution of Central Africa ( French: Mouvement Démocratique pour la Renaissance et l'Evolution en Centrafrique, MDREC) is a political party in the Central African Republic.
The party was established in 1990, [1] and led by Joseph Bendounga, a campaigner for democracy and mayor of the capital Bangui. In mid-1992 Bendounga was arrested and sent to prison for six months for criticising President André Kolingba. [2]
In the 1993 general elections the party won a single seat in the National Assembly. [3] In the 1999 presidential elections the party supported incumbent President Ange-Félix Patassé. Although Bendounga was chosen as the party's candidate for the 2005 presidential elections and he applied to contest the elections, [4] his name did not appear on the ballot. [2]
The party contested the 2011 parliamentary elections, although it only put forward two candidates, [5] and failed to win a seat. It subsequently backed Séléka in their overthrow of the President François Bozizé in 2013. [6]