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The Action Committee for Renewal (french: Comité d'Action pour le Renouveau, CAR) is an opposition
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
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 ...
. Dodji Apévon has led the party since 2008; previously it was led by
Yawovi Agboyibo Yawovi Madji Agboyibo (31 December 1943, Republicoftogo.com, 11 January 2007 .30 May 2020) was a Togolese attorney and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Togo from September 2006 to December 2007 and was National President of the Action ...
from 1991 to 2008.


History

The Front of Associations for Renewal, which was led by Agboyibo, was transformed into the CAR in April 1991."Togo : Faure Gnassingbé nomme un Premier ministre"
, infosplusgabon.com, September 16, 2006 .
In the February 1994 parliamentary election, the CAR initially won 36 seats, more than any other party, including 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 t ...
(RPT), which won 35 seats.''Africa South of the Sahara 2004'' (2003), Routledge, pages 1,145–1,146. The CAR and its ally, the
Togolese Union for Democracy The Togolese Union for Democracy (french: Union togolaise pour la démocratie, UTD) was a political party in Togo. History The UTD was formed in 1991 by Edem Kodjo as a breakaway from the former sole legal party, the Rally of the Togolese People. ...
(UTD), proposed Agboyibo as Prime Minister. However, results in three constituencies were subsequently invalidated, depriving the CAR of two seats and the UTD of one, and the two parties decided to boycott the
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as a result. After UTD leader
Edem Kodjo Édouard Kodjovi "Edem" Kodjo (May 23, 1938 – April 11, 2020), was a Togolese politician and diplomat. He was Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity from 1978 to 1983; later, in Togo, he was a prominent opposition leader after t ...
was named Prime Minister, the CAR chose not to participate in his government, saying that the UTD had violated the two parties' agreement; however, after the partial elections for the invalidated seats were delayed, the CAR decided to end its boycott of the National Assembly. It announced another boycott on November 7, 1994, over the issue of the partial elections, but eventually ended it again on August 22, 1995, after an agreement was reached with the government on the creation of an independent electoral commission. One deputy left the CAR in April 1996, and another in October 1996, reducing its number of seats to 32. The party boycotted a National Assembly vote concerning the Constitutional Court in December 1996, and another vote in September 1997 concerning the adoption of an electoral code; in the latter case, it did so to protest the withholding by the government of a report by a
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mission about Togo's election process. The CAR boycotted the March 1999 parliamentary election and the October 2002 parliamentary election. Agboyibo was the party's candidate in the June 2003 presidential election, taking third place with 5.1% of the vote. The CAR supported
Emmanuel Bob-Akitani Emmanuel Bob-Akitani (July 18, 1930
UFC website, May 27, 2003 .
– May 16, 2011
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 A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public. Chile The pre ...
of 24 April 2005, in which he won 38.1% of the vote. Agboyibo was appointed as Prime Minister of Togo in September 2006 at the head of a national unity government in preparation for a
parliamentary election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
. In this election, which was held in October 2007, the party won four out of 81 seats;"Le RPT remporte les premières élections pluralistes"
, Republicoftogo.com, October 30, 2007 .
Text of Constitutional Court decision (final election results)
, October 30, 2007 .
it won all three seats in
Yoto Prefecture Yoto is a Prefectures of Togo, prefecture located in the Maritime Region of Togo. The prefecture seat is located in Tabligbo. Canton (administrative division), Canton (administrative divisions) of Yoto include Tabligbo, Kouvé, Gboto, Ahépé, To ...
along with one seat in Vo Prefecture. The CAR held an ordinary congress in October 2008, and at the congress Agboyibo chose to step down as the President of CAR; he was replaced by Dodji Apévon."Agboyibo n’a pas dit son dernier mot"
Republicoftogo.com, October 19, 2008 .


References


External links


Official website
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