Republican Unity
Republican Unity Unité Républicaine | |
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| Abbreviation | UNIR |
| President | Henri-Marie Dondra |
| Secretary-General | Gildas de Carême Benam[1] |
| Founded | 26 November 2023[2] |
| Registered | 5 December 2023[3] |
| Split from | United Hearts Movement |
| Headquarters | Bangui |
| Ideology | Centrism[3] |
| Political position | Centre[3] |
| Colors | Green |
| Slogan | Paix - Unité - Progrès (Peace - Unity - Progress) |
| Website | |
| http://unir-rca.org/ | |
Republican Unity (French: Unité Républicaine, UNIR) is a political party in the Central African Republic founded in 2023 by former Prime Minister Henri-Marie Dondra.
History
[edit]Creation
[edit]On November 26 2023, Henri-Marie Dondra announced his intentions of starting a new political party, 21 months since his removal from the position of Prime Minister of the Central African Republic.[2] The party was officially created on December 5 2023; it is self-described as politically centrist and reformist, voicing support for initiatives to foster peace, social cohesion and entrepreneurship.[4][3][5][6]
2025 Central African general election
[edit]UNIR officially endorsed Dondra's presidential bid for the 2025 Central African general election in May 2025.[7] Dondra submitted his candidacy on October 8,[8] but was not approved until November 14 due to the incumbent prime minister Faustin-Archange Touadéra accusing him of holding Congolese citizenship.[4][9] Two of Dondra's brothers were arrested on March 19, leading Dondra's to assert the "gradual assassination of our democracy".[7][10][11]
The election was held on November 28; according to official results, Dondra received 3.19% of the votes, the 3rd most behind the Touadéra of the Union for Central African Renewal and Anicet-Georges Dologuélé of the United Hearts Movement.[12] Dondra accused the elections of being fraudulent and demanded an annulment of the results on behalf of the UNIR.[12]
Election results
[edit]Presidential elections
[edit]| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Second round | |||||
| 2025 | Henri-Marie Dondra | 37,525 | 3.19% (#3) | N/a | Lost  | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sommet de la CEMAC : pourquoi la libre circulation demeure-t-elle un défi ?" [CEMAC Summit: Why does free movement remain a challenge?]. Radio Ndeke Luka. 13 September 2025.
- 1 2 Rédaction, La (26 November 2023). "Henri-Marie Dondra: A Comeback to Central African Politics". cemac-eco.finance. Archived from the original on 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- 1 2 3 4 "Central African Republic: Report of the Secretary-General". United Nations Security Council. 2024-02-15. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- 1 2 Lawal, Shola. "Central African Republic election: Who's running and what's at stake?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ↑ Sango, Ndjoni (2023-11-27). "RCA: UNIR , la naissance d'un nouveau parti dans le paysage politique national" [RCA: UNIR, the birth of a new party in the national political landscape] (in French). Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ↑ "Central African Republic - Presidential elections : two former Prime Ministers in the running". Africa24 TV (in French). 2025-10-10. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- 1 2 "Six Candidates Challenge C.Africa's President Touadera". Agence France Presse. 2025-12-23. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ↑ Djiko, Edda Lotine (2025-10-08). "Henri-Marie Dondra, candidat à l'élection présidentielle de décembre 2025". Radio Ndeke Luka (in French). Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ↑ "Seven Candidates in the Presidential Race in the Central African Republic". afrocen.org. 2025-11-16. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
- ↑ "Central African Republic: Report of the Secretary-General". docs.un.org. 2025-10-10. p. 7. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- ↑ "Central African Republic - Ex-PM Dondra's two brothers arrested amid settling of scores". Africa Intelligence. 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2026-04-10.
- 1 2 "Central African Republic President Touadera wins re-election, results show". RFI. 2026-01-06. Archived from the original on 2026-01-06. Retrieved 2026-04-10.