The Rainbow Alliance (french: Coalition Arc-en-Ciel) is a political alliance in
Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
.
History
The alliance was formed in 2012 by the
Action Committee for Renewal
The Action Committee for Renewal (french: Comité d'Action pour le Renouveau, CAR) is an opposition political party in Togo. Dodji Apévon has led the party since 2008; previously it was led by Yawovi Agboyibo from 1991 to 2008.
History
The Fro ...
(which held four seats in the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...
), the
Democratic Convention of African Peoples
The Democratic Convention of African Peoples (french: Convention démocratique des peuples africains, CDPA) is a political party in Togo. It is a consultative member of Socialist International.
History
The party was based in Ivory Coast until ...
, the
Union of Socialist Democrats, the
Pan-African Democratic Party
The Pan-African National Party (french: Parti Démocratique Panafricain, PDP) is a political party in Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the ...
the
Citizens' Movement for Democracy and Development and
New Togolese Commitment
The New Togolese Commitment (french: Nouvel Engagement Togolais, NET) is a political party in Togo.
History
NET was established on 28 April 2012 by blogger Gerry Taama. The party joined the Rainbow Alliance prior to the 2013 parliamentary elec ...
.
In the
2013 parliamentary elections it received 11% of the vote, winning six of the 91 seats in the National Assembly.
Election results
Parliamentary election
References
Political party alliances in Togo
Political parties established in 2012
2012 establishments in Togo
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