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{{short description|Political party in Chad}}
{{for|the Chadian rebel group formerly known as Rally of Democratic Forces|Rally of Forces for Change}}
The '''Rally of Democratic Forces in Chad''' ({{Langx|fr|Rassemblement des forces démocratiques au Tchad}}) is a [[political party]] in [[Chad]], part of the ruling coalition in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-07-25 |title=Ruling party deplores opposition's attitude |url=https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/23616/chad-ruling-party-deplores-opposition%E2%80%99s-attitude |work=The New Humanitarian}}</ref>

It was reportedly led by either [[Bernard Mbangadou]]<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Banks |first1=Arthur S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D6mFCwAAQBAJ |title=Political Handbook of the World 1998 |last2=Day |first2=Alan J. |last3=Muller |first3=Thomas C. |date=2016-02-01 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-14951-3 |language=en |page=174}}</ref> or [[Djembété Le Soromian]]<ref name="bui"/> in 1994, after the latter served as minister under [[Hissène Habré]]. The leniency shown by its manifesto for the [[Tombalbaye government]] led it to be described as a southern-aligned political party.<ref name="bui">{{Cite journal |last=Buijtenhuijs |first=Robert |date=1994 |title=Les partis politiques africains ont-ils des projets de société ? L'exemple du Tchad |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/polaf_0244-7827_1994_num_56_1_5827 |journal=Politique Africaine |volume=56 |issue=1 |doi=10.3406/polaf.1994.5827 |pages=131–132}}</ref> Le Soromian was later the leader of the similarly named [[Chadian Democratic Rally]], signatory of the Cotonou peace agreements in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.afriquenligne.fr/news/daily-news/govt,-chadian-opposition-sign-peace-pact-in-cotonou-2007100910268/ |title = Govt, Chadian opposition sign peace pact in Cotonou {{!}} Afrique Informations - Actualit et infos sur l'Afrique  |access-date=2007-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009142944/http://www.afriquenligne.fr/news/daily-news/govt,-chadian-opposition-sign-peace-pact-in-cotonou-2007100910268/ |archive-date=2007-10-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the [[2002 Chadian parliamentary election|2002 parliamentary elections]], the party won 1 out of 155 seats according to [[Inter-Parliamentary Union|IPU Parline]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=TCHAD : Elections parlementaires en Assemblée nationale, 2002 |url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-f/reports/arc/1061_02.htm |access-date=2024-05-15}}</ref>

The party was under the leadership of [[Alexandre Begue]], also reported as "Begne Alexandre", from at least 2008 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gaïbaï |first=Dieudonné |date=2008-02-04 |title=Cameroon-Info.Net |url=https://www.cameroon-info.net/article/rebellion-ndjamena-a-feu-et-a-sang-109482.html |access-date=2024-05-19 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramadane |first=Mahamat |title=Tchad : Le parti UDT d'Abdéraman Koulamallah ouvre son 21ème congrès ordinaire |url=https://www.alwihdainfo.com/Tchad-Le-parti-UDT-d-Abderaman-Koulamallah-ouvre-son-21eme-congres-ordinaire_a9818.html |access-date=2024-05-15 |language=fr |work=Alwihda Info}}</ref>

In October 2023, the party joined the [[Cadre national de concertation des partis politiques]] (CNCP).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-28 |title=7 nouveaux partis politiques rejoignent le CNCP |url=https://tchad24.tv/7-nouveaux-partis-politiques-rejoignent-le-cncp/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |work=Tchad24 TV |language=fr}}</ref>

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