Rally of the Democrats

Rally of the Democrats Rassemblement des Démocrates (French)
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Leader	Anna Barési (interim)
President	Yves Carpentier
Founded	17 November 1968
Preceded by	National Party
Headquarters	1552-61 avenue Granet Huimont, Isle-Royale
Youth wing	Young Democrats
Membership (2013)	1,947,655
Ideology	Liberal conservatism Fiscal conservatism Market liberalism
International affiliation	Esquarian Democratic Union
Position	Centre-right
Colours	Light Blue
National Assembly	61 / 452

The Rally of the Democrats (French: Rassemblement des Démocrates; RDD), commonly known as the Democrats (French: Démocrates) or the Democratic Party (French: Parti démocrate), is a centre-right political party in Ainin. Founded by members of the National Party after its downfall in the 1968 events, it has traditionally been the main right-wing force in Aininian politics. However, in recent years, its position has been challenged by the National Alliance from the Esquarisceptic far-right and by the breakaway Citizens' Alliance from the centre. Its main rival is the centre-left Social Democratic Party.

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The Democrats currently form the official opposition in the National Assembly. The party additionally forms the government in six of Ainin's thirteen provinces and holds eight seats in the Esquarian Parliament, where it sits with the Esquarian Democratic Union. It last formed government from the 2014 election to the 2015 snap election, as a result of the West Aininian crisis.

Anna Barési is the interim leader of the party since 22 March 2015, upon the resignation of Caroline Évales.

Electoral record

National Assembly of Ainin (House of Deputies)

Election	Votes		Seats		Win	Outcome
	#	%	#	±
1968						Second opposition
1971						Official opposition to Social Democratic minority
1974						Majority government
1978						Majority government
1982						Official opposition to Social Democratic majority
1986						Official opposition to Social Democratic majority
1990						Official opposition to Social Democratic minority
1992						Minority government
1994						Senior partner in coalition with Liberals
1998						Majority government
2002			133 / 448			Official opposition to Social Democratic majority
2006			149 / 448	16		Official opposition to Social Democratic majority
2010			151 / 452	2		Official opposition to Social Democratic-Green coalition
2014			230 / 452	79		Majority government
2015			61 / 452	169		Official opposition to Social Democratic-AC-BDR coalition

See also

• List of political parties in Ainin
• National Party