Patriotic Movement for the Republic
{{short description|Political party in Niger}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Patriotic Movement for the Republic
| colorcode = {{party color|Patriotic Movement for the Republic}}
| native_name = Mouvement Patriotique pour la Republique
| flag = Flag of Patriotic Movement for the Republic.svg
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| logo_size = 210px
| leader =
| president = Albadé Abouba
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| split = MNSD-Nassara
| foundation = 11 October 2015
| banned = 27 July 2023 (work suspensed)https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/27/nigerien-army-pledges-allegiance-to-coup-plotters
26 March 2025https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1672307/politique/niger-le-general-tiani-au-pouvoir-au-moins-pour-les-cinq-prochaines-annees/
| headquarters = Niamey
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| seats1_title = National Assembly
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|14|171|{{party color|Patriotic Movement for the Republic}}}}
| colors = Orange
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| country = Niger
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The Patriotic Movement for the Republic ({{langx|fr|Mouvement Patriotique pour la Republique}}, MPR-Jamhuriya) was a political party in Niger.
History
The party was launched on 11 October 2015 as a breakaway from the National Movement for the Development of Society.[http://www.lesahel.org/index.php/component/k2/item/9993-assembl%C3%A9e-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale-constitutive-du-mouvement-patriotique-pour-la-r%C3%A9publique-mpr-jamhuriya--pour-une-participation-efficace-au-d%C3%A9veloppement-socio-%C3%A9conomique-du-niger Assemblée générale constitutive du Mouvement Patriotique pour la République (MPR-JAMHURIYA) : Pour une participation efficace au développement socio-économique du Niger] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305113429/http://www.lesahel.org/index.php/component/k2/item/9993-assembl%C3%A9e-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale-constitutive-du-mouvement-patriotique-pour-la-r%C3%A9publique-mpr-jamhuriya--pour-une-participation-efficace-au-d%C3%A9veloppement-socio-%C3%A9conomique-du-niger |date=2016-03-05 }} Le Sahel[http://fr.starafrica.com/actualites/presidentielle-au-niger-hama-amadou-face-a-issoufou-mahamadou-au-deuxieme-tour.html Présidentielle au Niger : Hama Amadou face à Issoufou Mahamadou au deuxième tour] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227122532/http://fr.starafrica.com/actualites/presidentielle-au-niger-hama-amadou-face-a-issoufou-mahamadou-au-deuxieme-tour.html |date=2016-02-27 }} Star Africa, 26 February 2016
It did not nominate a presidential candidate for the 2016 general elections, but received 7% of the vote in the National Assembly elections, winning thirteen seats and becoming the fourth-largest party in parliament.[http://www.actuniger.com/politique/11274-l%C3%A9gislatives-r%C3%A9partition-provisoire-des-171-si%C3%A8ges-au-parlement-ceni.html Législatives: Répartition provisoire des 171 sièges au Parlement (CENI)] Actu Niger, 29 February 2016
Electoral results
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Election
!Leader ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– !Position |
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2016
| rowspan="2" |Albadé Abouba | 343,150 | 7.2 (#4) | {{Composition bar|13|171|hex={{party color|Patriotic Movement for the Republic}}}} | New | 4th |
2020
| 257,563 | 7.6 (#3) | {{Composition bar|14|171|hex={{party color|Patriotic Movement for the Republic}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{increase}} 3rd |