Democratic Union of Builders
Rally of Builders Rassemblement des bâtisseurs | |
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| Abbreviation | RdB |
| Leader | Brice Oligui Nguema |
| Founder | Brice Oligui Nguema |
| Founded | 12 March 2025 (as political platform) 25 June 2025 (as political party) |
| Membership (2025) | 22,000 |
| Ideology | Populism |
| Political position | Big tent |
| Colours | Green Yellow Blue |
| Slogan | "Our efforts will build Gabon" (French: "Nos efforts bâtiront le Gabon") |
| National Assembly | 0 / 98 |
| Senate | 0 / 70 |
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The Democratic Union of Builders (French: Union démocratique des bâtisseurs; UDB) formerly known as the Rally of Builders (French: Rassemblement des bâtisseurs; RdB) is a Gabonese political party founded by President Brice Oligui Nguema on 12 March 2025 to support his candidacy in the 2025 presidential election.[1] Even though it was originally a political platform to support Oligui during the elections with the platform dissolving after the election, Oligui announced that the RdB would transform into a political party, which was effective on 23 June 2025.[2]
History
[edit]Foundation
[edit]On 12 March 2025, in Libreville, transitional President and presidential candidate Brice Oligui Nguema announced the launch of his political platform named Rally of Builders. A week earlier, when he announced his candidacy, Oligui said he would create a platform that brings together all those who share his vision for Gabon. Many Gabonese associations supporting Oligui's candidacy participated in the launch of the movement.[3][4] Attorney and For the Change (PLC) party leader Anges Kevin Nzigou was appointed as the platform's coordinator general.[5]
By the end of Oligui's presidential campaign, 4,200 associations, 84 political parties and 22,000 individual members had joined the platform.[6][7] Many members of the former ruling Gabonese Democratic Party also joined the platform, taking up positions in its provincial coordination bodies.[8]
Transformation into party
[edit]On 29 March 2025, the day of the official launch of the presidential campaign, RdB coordinator Marc Ona declared that "For the Gabonese, it’s the party of Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, even though for the presidential election, it’s simply a movement to support his candidacy".[9]
Despite Oligui previously stating that his platform would be disbanded after the presidential election, on 14 April 2025, after Brice Oligui won the vote by a landslide, Rally of Builders coordinator general Anges Kevin Nzigou announced the upcoming transformation of RdB into a political party, expected on 19 April 2025. Nzigou said Rally of Builders plans to transform itself into "a truly structured, democratic political party, faithful to the Rally's ideals and now ready to become the political matrix of the president-elect's future majority."[6]
Electoral history
[edit]Presidential elections
[edit]| Election | Candidate | Votes | % | Result |
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| 2025 | Brice Oligui Nguema (Endorsed) |
588,074 | 94.85% | Elected 
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References
[edit]- ^ "Gabon votes for new president, 1st time since 2023 military coup". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "Gabon: Brice Oligui Nguema announces the creation of his own political party". Financial Afrik. 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Gabon : Oligui Nguema lance officiellement le Rassemblement des Bâtisseurs". Gabon24 (in French). 2025-03-13. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "Le Rassemblement des bâtisseurs en marche". L'Union - Sonapresse (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ Essone, Lyonnel Mbeng (2025-03-12). "Gabon : Me Anges Kevin Nzigou, désigné Coordinateur général du Rassemblement des Bâtisseurs". Gabon Media Time (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ a b "Le RdB de plateforme citoyenne à parti politique : quel avenir pour ses alliés de la présidentielle ?". Gabon Review (in French). 2025-04-14. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ Mouega, Morel Mondjo (2025-04-14). "Gabon : vers la mutation du Rassemblement des Bâtisseurs en parti politique !". Gabon Media Time (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ Mouega, Morel Mondjo (2025-03-26). "Présidentielle 2025 : le PDG au cœur de la coordination de campagne d'Oligui Nguema". Gabon Media Time (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ Obangome, Gérald Wilfried (2025-03-29). "'Rassemblement des Bâtisseurs' gains support ahead of Gabon election". Africanews. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
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