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Union for the Republic

Union pour la République
Union for the Republic Union pour la République
Abbreviation	UNIR
President	Faure Gnassingbé
Founder	Faure Gnassingbé
Founded	2012
Preceded by	RPT
Ideology	Conservatism; National conservatism; Togolese nationalism
Political position	Right-wing
Colours	Blue
National Assembly	59 / 91
Website
	unir.tg
	Politics of Togo; Political parties; Elections;

The Union for the Republic (UNIR; French: Union pour la République) is the ruling political party in Togo. The party emerged from the former Rally of the Togolese People (RPT), which dissolved in 2012.^[2]

Electoral history edit

Election	Party candidate	Votes	%	Result
2015	Faure Gnassingbé	1,221,756	58.8%	Elected Y
2020	Faure Gnassingbé	1,760,309	70.78%	Elected Y

Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Result
2013	Faure Gnassingbé	880,608	46.55 %	62 / 91	42	1st	Supermajority government
2018	Faure Gnassingbé			59 / 91	3	1st	Majority government

^ "BTI 2016: Togo Country Report". Bertelsmann Stiftung. Archived from the original on 2018-03-13.
^ "Togo". electionguide.org. Retrieved 26 February 2015.