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Revision as of 21:23, 15 February 2020
Patriotic Front for Progress | |
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| President | Alexandre Goumba |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Bangui |
| Ideology | Democratic socialism Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (Observer) |
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The Patriotic Front for Progress (French: Front Patriotique pour le Progrès, FPP) is a political party in the Central African Republic. It is an observer member of the Socialist International.[1]
History
The FPP was established in 1991.[2] It won seven seats in the National Assembly in the 1993 general elections, emerging as the joint third-largest party. Its presidential candidate Abel Goumba received 21.7% of the vote in the first round, progressing to the second round where he was defeated by Ange-Félix Patassé by a margin of 53–47%. The party won seven seats again in the 1998 parliamentary elections. In the presidential elections the following year the party nominated Gouma again; he finished fourth out of ten candidates with 7% of the vote.
In 2002, the party suspended its participation in the opposition coalition.[3] In the 2005 general elections Goumba was the party's presidential candidate again, receiving only 2.5% of the vote and finishing sixth out of eleven candidates.[4] In the parliamentary elections, the FPP was reduced to just two seats.[5] Goumba ran for a seat in the National Assembly but was defeated.[6] However, his wife Anne-Marie won a seat.[6][7]
Goumba's son Alexandre was elected by acclamation to succeed him as President of the FPP on 5 March 2006 at an extraordinary general assembly of the party.[8] However, this was followed by an internal dispute; ultimately the Council of State recognized the legitimacy of Alexandre Goumba's election on 16 May 2008, and he was invested as FPP President on 4 October 2008.[9]
In 2010 the party joined the Presidential Majority alliance in preparation for the 2011 general elections.[10] Although it nominated 20 candidates,[11] it failed to win a seat.
References
- ^ List of Socialist International parties in Africa Socialist International
- ^ CAR: Parties with seats in the 2005 National Assembly Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine EISA
- ^ Le Pr Abel Goumba et le FPP suspendent leur participation au regroupement de l’opposition Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine Afrique Express, N° 250, 24 May 2002 (in French)
- ^ Rapport de la Mission d'Observation des Élections Présidentielle et Législatives des 13 mars et 8 mai 2005 en République Centrafricaine Archived 2007-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Francophone Democracy (in French)
- ^ Bozizé fait coup double aux élections AFP, 25 May 2005 (in French)
- ^ a b François Soudan, Chronique d'une victoire annoncée Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine J.A./L'Intelligent N° 2314, 15–21 May 2005 (in French)
- ^ Results of 2005 parliamentary second round Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Batir-RCA (in French)
- ^ Abel Goumba cède la présidence du FPP à son fils Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine L'Express, 7 March 2006 (in French)
- ^ Alexandre Philippe Goumba investi Président du FPP ACAP, 4 October 2008 (in French)
- ^ Political agreement between the parties of the Presidential Majority Journal de Bangui, 24 December 2010
- ^ CAR: Number of National Assembly candidates by party in the 2011 election Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine EISA