2006
Birth of the URD
Founding
Danièle Boni-Claverie founds the Republican Union for Democracy.
IllustrationThe Plateau district and the Ébrié lagoon, AbidjanPhoto: djebi abraham philippe / Unsplash
Milestones
2014
Alliance
The URD joins the Alliance of Democratic Forces while asserting its autonomy.
2018
Electoral reform
A targeted alliance with EDS for a truly independent electoral commission.
2020
Congress
The President is re-elected; Gilbert Éhouman becomes Secretary General.
2025
2026
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Our emblem
The dove, the blue and the orange
The URD’s blue expresses our attachment to the institutions of the Republic. The orange carries the energy of action. The white dove in flight recalls our first commitment: civil peace, the precondition for any democracy.
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Join us
Write the next chapter with us
Joining the URD means making a republican voice heard, committed to dialogue and peace, and helping to build concrete proposals for Côte d’Ivoire.
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