Union for the Franco-African Community

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The Union for the Franco-African Community (French: Union pour la Communauté Franco-Africaine, UCFA) was a political alliance in Niger.

History

The alliance was formed by the Nigerien Progressive Party (PPN) and the African Regroupment Party (PRA) in 1958, shortly before the referendum on the French constitution, and was headed by the PPN's Hamani Diori.^[1] The PPN had finished second in the 1957 elections, winning 19 of the 60 seats (Sawaba had won the other 41), whilst the PRA had been founded earlier in 1958.

The December 1958 elections saw the alliance win 49 of the 60 seats. The results in Tessaoua and Zinder (where Sawaba had won its 11 seats) were later annulled due to irregularities, with the Tessaoua seats awarded to the UCFA, and a by-election scheduled for Zinder. However, ballot papers were only printed for the PPN, and due to fears of violence, Sawaba did not put up candidates, calling for a boycott instead.^[2] As a result, the UCFA gained control of all 60 seats.

Following independence the country became a one-party state under the PPN with Diori as president.

References

↑ Niger - Political parties Encylopedia of Nations
↑ Klaas van Walraven (2013) The Yearning for Relief: A History of the Sawaba Movement in Niger, BRILL, pp288–290

Political parties in Niger

Parliamentary	Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (75) Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation (25) National Movement for the Development of Society (20) Patriotic Movement for the Republic (13) MNRD–PSDN (6) Nigerien Patriotic Movement (5) Democratic and Social Convention (4) Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress (4) Social Democratic Rally (4) Alliance of Movements for the Emergence of Niger (3) Congress for the Republic (3) Rally for Democracy and Progress (3) Alliance for Democratic Renewal (2) Social Democratic Party (2) Union for Democracy and the Republic (2) Democratic Alliance for Niger (1)

Extraparliamentary	Movement for Democracy and Progress Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally Nigerien Self-Management Party Party of the Masses for Labour Party for National Unity and Development Sawaba Union for Democracy and Social Progress Union of Democratic and Progressive Patriots Union of Independent Nigeriens

Defunct	National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal Nigerien Action Bloc Nigerien Democratic Front Nigerien Progressive Union Party for People's Dignity Rally for France Rally of Nigerien Patriots Union for the Franco-African Community Union of Nigerien Independents and Sympathisers

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