The Socialist Pact for Renewal (''Pacte Socialiste pour le Renouveau'') is a
political party
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in
Togo
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.
The PSR did not take part in the
parliamentary election
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held on 27 October 2002; as part of the Coalition of Democratic Forces, it called for a boycott.
Dahuku Pere, a former President of the
National Assembly
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and leading member of the ruling
Rally of the Togolese People
The Rally of the Togolese People (french: Rassemblement du Peuple Togolais, RPT) was the ruling political party in Togo from 1969 to 2012. It was founded by President Gnassingbé Eyadéma and headed by his son, President Faure Gnassingbé, after ...
(RPT) who went into opposition in 2002, ran as the PSR's candidate in the
June 2003 presidential election. The PSR supported
of the
Union of Forces for Change
The Union of Forces for Change (french: Union des Forces du Changement) is an opposition political party in Togo. The President of the UFC was Gilchrist Olympio in the
presidential election
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Elections by country
Albania
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Chile
The pre ...
of 24 April 2005, in which Bob-Akitani officially placed second with 38.1% of the vote.
In June 2005, the PSR joined the government, the only member of the radical opposition to do so;
[Muriel Signouret]
"Kodjo à la barre"
Jeuneafrique.com, June 26, 2005 . PSR President
Abi Tchessa
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United States
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* Applied Biosystems Inc.
Elsewhere
* Agencia Boliviana de Información, a Bolivian press ag ...
became Minister of Justice.
[ In September 2006, he was moved to the post of Minister in charge of Relations with the Institutions of the Republic."Le Gouvernement togolais"]
Republicoftogo.com .
The party participated in the
October 2007 parliamentary election, but did not win any seats in the National Assembly.
References
Political parties in Togo
Socialist parties in Africa
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