The Democratic Union of the Rwandese People (French: Union Démocratique du Peuple Rwandais) is a political party in Rwanda. At the last legislative elections, on 30 September 2003, the party won (as part of the ruling coalition led by the Rwandese Patriotic Front) 1 out of 53 seats.
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