Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace

Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace
Rassemblement des houphouëtistes pour la démocratie et la paix
AbbreviationRHDP
LeaderAlassane Ouattara
Founded18 May 2005 (2005-05-18) (coalition)
16 July 2018 (2018-07-16) (party)
Membership (2020)1,351,243
IdeologyHouphouëtism
Liberalism
Political positionCentre
ColoursOrange, white, green (Ivorian tricolour)
Seats in the National Assembly
137 / 255
Seats in the Senate
56 / 99

The Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (French: Rassemblement des houphouëtistes pour la démocratie et la paix, RHDP) is a political party in Ivory Coast.

History

The RHDP was established as a political alliance on 18 May 2005, seeking to reclaim the political ideology of the country's founding president, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. It initially included the Rally of the Republicans, the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire, the Union for Democracy and Peace in Côte d'Ivoire, the Movement of the Forces of the Future and the Union for Ivory Coast.

Despite the formation of the alliance, each party put forward its own candidate in the 2010 presidential elections. Although the five parties also largely contested the 2011 parliamentary elections alone, joint RHDP lists were put forward in some constituencies, winning four seats in Abidjan. In the 2015 presidential election the alliance nominated incumbent President Alassane Ouattara of the Rally for the Republic as its candidate. Ouattara won with 84% of the vote. In 2016 the Ivorian Workers' Party joined the RHDP to jointly contest the 2016 parliamentary elections. The alliance retained its majority in the elections, winning 167 of the 255 seats.

On 16 July 2018 the alliance was transformed into a unitary party, including members of the Rally of the Republicans, the Union for Democracy and Peace in Ivory Coast and some minor parties. The new party designated Alassane Ouattara as its candidate for the 2020 presidential elections.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Candidate Votes % Votes % Result
First round Second round
2015 Alassane Ouattara 2,618,229 83.66% - - Elected Green tickY
2020 3,031,483 95.31% - - Elected Green tickY

Parliamentary elections

Election Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2011 32,041 1.64%
4 / 255
4th Government
2016 1,019,057 50.26%
167 / 255
Increase 163 Increase 1st Majority government
2021 1,313,886 49.18%
137 / 255
Decrease 30 Steady 1st Majority government

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