The Party for Progress and Concord (, PPC) is a

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. The party's motto is: 'Development; Concord; Rwanda's Welfare'.

History

The party was established in 2003 after the banning of the

Republican Democratic Movement The Republican Democratic Movement (french: Mouvement démocratique républicain, MDR) was a political party in Rwanda. History The party was established in 1991,

.Arthur S Banks, Thomas C Miller, William R Overstreet & Judith F Isacoff (2009) ''Political Handbook of the World 2009'', CQ Press, p1125 In the 2003 parliamentary elections the party received 2% of the vote, failing to win a seat. Prior to the 2008 parliamentary elections the party joined the

Rwandan Patriotic Front The Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF–Inkotanyi, french: Front patriotique rwandais, FPR) is the ruling political party in Rwanda. Led by President Paul Kagame, the party has governed the country since its armed wing defeated government forces, winn ...

-led coalition, and won a single seat in the

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. It nominated

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as its candidate for the 2010 presidential elections; she finished fourth out of the four candidates with 0.4% of the vote. The party remained part of the coalition for the 2013 elections, in which it retained its seat.

Platform

The ideological focus of the PPC is economic and social development in Rwanda. The party's main commitments, as outlined on their website, are as follows: * ''Promote Rwandans’ living conditions mainly based on the Education For All Policy, good health, the promotion of the living conditions of the population and of housing in Rwanda;'' * ''Fight for the establishment of an efficient wage policy;'' * ''Promotion of justice, gender equality and citizenship;'' * ''Sensitisation of Rwandans about work;'' * ''Technology-based development and economy;'' * ''Facilitation of Rwandan population access to finances by establishing a programme reducing bank guarantee and loan interest rates.''

References

External links

Official website
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