Movement for the Defence of the Republic

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The Movement for the Defence of the Republic (French: Mouvement pour la Défense de la République) is a political party in Cameroon, led by Dakolé Daïssala.

The Movement for the Defence of the Republic first contested national elections in 1992, when it won six seats in the parliamentary elections.^[1] In the 1997 elections the party was reduced to a single seat.^[2] The party lost its sole seat in the 2002 elections.

In the 2013 parliamentary elections the party regained parliamentary representation, winning one seat.^[3]

Election	Candidate	Votes	'%	Result
1992	Did not participate
1997	Samuel Eboua	83,506	2.44%	Lost N
2004	Did not participate
2011
2018

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Status
1992	Dakolé Daïssala	87,440	4.09	6 / 180	6	4th	Opposition
1997		71,762	2.48	1 / 180	5	6th	Opposition
2002				0 / 180	1		Extra-parliamentary
2007		47,992	1.53	0 / 180		4th	Extra-parliamentary
2013				1 / 180	1	7th	Opposition
2020				2 / 180	2	7th	Opposition