Seven parties,[1] which were formerly members of the United Democratic Forces (FDU),[1][2] agreed to merge to form the FDN on 27 March 2007.
[1][3] They were joined by an additional eight parties and political associations on 10 April, resulting in a total of 15: ACOSS, the URN, the UNDP, the RDPC, Parrreco, PR-Le National, the RP, the MURC, the FNDP, CASAP, the ADP, Poucouna, the PPES, the PNDC, and the PPDS.
[1] One of them—the Union for National Recovery (URN), led by Gabriel Bokilo—subsequently withdrew from the agreement.
The National Executive Bureau was jointly headed by Léon Alfred Opimbat and Jean-Marie Tassoua, while Emile Aurélien Bongouandé was chosen as coordinator of the Permanent Secretariat.
[5] The FDN signed an agreement to join the Rally of the Presidential Majority (RMP) coalition on 27 March 2008.