Alliance for Democracy and Progress (Central African Republic)

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The Alliance for Democracy and Progress (French: Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, ADP) is a political party in the Central African Republic.

History

The party was established in October 1991.^[1] It won six seats in the National Assembly in the 1993 general elections, and joined Jean-Luc Mandaba's coalition government.^[2]

In the next parliamentary elections in 1998 the ADP was part of the Union of Forces for Peace (UFAP),^[3] which opposed President Ange-Félix Patassé. The ADP won five seats, and UFAP gained a majority of 55 of the 109 seats in the National Assembly. However, the ruling Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People was able to form a government after the defection of a UFAP MP.^[4]

The 2005 general elections saw the ADP win two seats, whilst its presidential candidate Olivier Gabirault finished last in a field of 11 candidates with 0.6% of the vote. The party put forward nine candidates for the National Assembly in the 2011 general elections,^[5] but failed to win a seat.

References

↑ CAR: Parties with seats in the 2005 National Assembly EISA
↑ Elections held in 1993 IPU
↑ Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database
↑ Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p249
↑ CAR: Number of National Assembly candidates by party in the 2011 election EISA

Political parties in the Central African Republic

Parliamentary parties	National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" (61) Action Party for Development (3) Movement for Democracy and Development (2) Central African Democratic Rally (1) MESAN–Boganda (1) Movement for Democracy, Independence and Social Progress (1) Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (1) National Party for a New Central Africa (1) National Union for Democracy and Rally (1) Party for Democracy in Central Africa (1) Social Democratic Party (1)

Extraparliamentary parties	Alliance for Democracy and Progress Central African Republican Party Congress of Central African Social Democrats Democratic Forum for Modernity Democratic Movement for the Renaissance and Evolution of Central Africa Liberal Democratic Party Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa National Democratic Front National Unity Party Patriotic Front for Progress

Defunct parties	Central African Democratic Union Central African National Liberation Movement Civic Forum Democratic Evolution Movement of Central Africa Independent Grouping for Reflection Löndö Association Movement for Democracy and Independence Movement for Unity, Peace and Security National Convention People's Union for the Republic Republican Progressive Party

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