List of political parties in Côte d'Ivoire
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This article lists political parties
in Côte d'Ivoire
(Ivory Coast).
The ruling Ivorian Popular Front
(FPI) in Côte d'Ivoire came to power after disputed elections in 2000. The Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI) was the sole legal party from 1960 to 1990. There are currently more than a hundred legal parties, though few have significant national support.
|English name
|French name
|
|Founded
|Leader
|-
|Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire
|Parti démocratique de la Côte d'Ivoire
|PDCI
|1946
|Henri Konan Bédié
|-
|Ivorian Popular Front
|Front populaire ivoirien
|FPI
|1982
|Pascal Affi N'Guessan
|-
|Ivorian Workers' Party
|Parti ivoirien des travailleurs
|PIT
|1990
|Francis Wodié
|-
|Rally of the Republicans
|Rassemblement des républicains
|RdR
|1994
|Alassane Ouattara
|-
Other parliamentary parties:
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
(Ivory Coast).
The ruling Ivorian Popular Front
Ivorian Popular Front
The Ivorian Popular Front , known by its French initials FPI, is a centre-left, democratic socialist and social democratic, political party in Côte d'Ivoire....
(FPI) in Côte d'Ivoire came to power after disputed elections in 2000. The Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI) was the sole legal party from 1960 to 1990. There are currently more than a hundred legal parties, though few have significant national support.
Major parties
|-|English name
|French name
|
|Founded
|Leader
|-
|Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire
|Parti démocratique de la Côte d'Ivoire
|PDCI
|1946
|Henri Konan Bédié
Henri Konan Bédié
Aimé Henri Konan Bédié is an Ivorian politician. He was President of Côte d'Ivoire from 1993 to 1999, and he is currently the President of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire - African Democratic Rally .-Biography:...
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|Ivorian Popular Front
Ivorian Popular Front
The Ivorian Popular Front , known by its French initials FPI, is a centre-left, democratic socialist and social democratic, political party in Côte d'Ivoire....
|Front populaire ivoirien
|FPI
|1982
|Pascal Affi N'Guessan
|-
|Ivorian Workers' Party
Ivorian Workers' Party
The Ivorian Party of Workers is a centre-left, democratic socialist and social democratic, political party in Côte d'Ivoire. It is led by Francis Wodié and was founded on April 8, 1990....
|Parti ivoirien des travailleurs
|PIT
|1990
|Francis Wodié
Francis Wodié
Romain Francis Wodié is an Ivorian politician. A professor and human rights activist, he led the Ivorian Workers' Party from 1990 to 2011. During that time, Wodié served as a Deputy in the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire from 1990 to 1995 and as Minister of Higher Education from 1998 to 1999...
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|Rally of the Republicans
Rally of the Republicans
The Rally of the Republicans is a liberal party in Côte d'Ivoire. It is presently the country's governing party; the party's leader, Alassane Ouattara, is the current President of Côte d'Ivoire....
|Rassemblement des républicains
|RdR
|1994
|Alassane Ouattara
Alassane Ouattara
Alassane Dramane Ouattara is an Ivorian politician who has been President of Côte d'Ivoire since 2011. An economist by profession, Ouattara worked for the International Monetary Fund and the Central Bank of West African States , and he was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to...
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Other parliamentary parties:
- Union of Democrats of Côte d'IvoireUnion of Democrats of Côte d'IvoireThe Union of Democrats of Côte d'Ivoire is a political party in Côte d'Ivoire.In the parliamentary election held on 10 December 2000 and 14 January 2001, the party won 1 out of 225 seats....
(Union des Démocrates de Côte d'Ivoire) - Movement of Future ForcesMovement of Future ForcesThe Movement of the Forces of the Future is a political party in Côte d'Ivoire. The MFA was founded by Innocent Anaky in December 1992.In the parliamentary election held on 10 December 2000 and 14 January 2001, the party won one out of 225 seats in the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire; Anaky was...
(Mouvement des Forces de l'Avenir) - Alliance for a New Côte d'IvoireAlliance for a New Côte d'IvoireThe Alliance for a New Côte d'Ivoire is an Ivorian political party established as a splinter from the Rally of the Republicans on 6 July 2007 under the leadership of former prime minister Alassane Ouattara....
(Alliance pour une Nouvelle Côte d'Ivoire)
Former Rebel Parties
- Patriotic Movement of Côte d'IvoirePatriotic Movement of Côte d'IvoireThe Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire was the major rebel group in the Ivorian Civil War, which since 2005, has transformed itself into a leading political party.-Background of the MPCI and the Civil War:...
(Mouvement patriotique de Côte d'Ivoire, MPCI) - Ivorian Popular Movement of the Great WestIvorian Popular Movement of the Great WestThe Ivorian Popular Movement of the Great West .One of two rebel movements in the west of Côte d'Ivoire, created to reinforce the rebel presence after the Marcoussis accords. Founded by sergent Félix Doh , MPIGO recruited mostly in the ethnicly libéro-ivoirienne Dan/Yacouba speaking region...
(Mouvement populaire ivoirien du Grand Ouest, MPIGO) - Movement for Justice and PeaceMovement for Justice and PeaceThe Movement for Justice and Peace is one of two rebel groups from the west of Côte d'Ivoire, which took part in the Ivorian Civil War. The MJP was estimated to have 250 men under arms, commanded by Gaspard Déli, when it signed a ceasefire on 8 January 2003...
(Mouvement pour la justice et la paix, MJP)
- New Forces (les Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'IvoireForces Nouvelles de Côte d'IvoireThe Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire is a political coalition that was formed in December 2002, in the wake of the first peace accords of the Ivorian Civil War.-Composition:FNCI includes these political parties:...
FNCI or FN): Formed in December 2002 a coalition these three parties.
Smaller parties
- Ivorian People's Party (le Parti du Peuple Ivoirien, lePDPI.org) http://lePDPI.org
- Citizens' Democratic Union (Union démocratique citoyenne de Côte d'Ivoire, UDCY) http://www.udcy.com
- Ecological Party (Parti Ecologique Ivoirien PEI)
- Ivoirian Communist Party (Parti communiste ivoirien, PCI)
- Liberal Force (Force liberale, FL) http://membres.lycos.fr/forceliberale
- Movement for the Total Liberation of Côte d'Ivoire (Mouvement pour la libération totale de la Côte d'Ivoire, MLTCI) http://www.mltci.org
- Party for the Protection of the Environment (Parti pour la protection de l'environnement, PPE)
- Party for Progress and Socialism (Parti pour le progrès et le socialisme, PPS)
- Revolutionary Communist Party of Côte d'IvoireRevolutionary Communist Party of Côte d'IvoireThe Revolutionary Communist Party of the Ivory Coast is a communist party in Côte d'Ivoire.Internationally, it participates in the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations, an international network of Communist parties that uphold the line of Enver Hoxha and the...
(Parti communiste révolutionnaire de Côte d'Ivoire, PCRCI) - Socialist Front for Independence and Liberty (Front socialiste pour l'indépendance et la liberté, FSIL)
- Socialist People's Union (Union socialiste du peuple, USP)
- Union for Democracy and Peace in Côte d'Ivoire (Union pour la démocratie et la paix en Côte d’Ivoire, UDPCI)
- Union of Social Democrats (Union des socio-démocrates, USD)