This article lists
political parties in
Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast is a
multiparty state.
The
Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to:
Politics
*A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people.
*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
**Democratic ...
(PDCI) was the sole legal party from 1960 to 1990. It would rule for another nine years until a
1999 coup. The
Ivorian Popular Front
The Ivorian Popular Front (french: Front populaire ivoirien; abbr. FPI) is a centre-left, democratic socialist and social democratic political party in Ivory Coast.
FPI was founded in exile in 1982 by history professor Laurent Gbagbo, Aboudrama ...
(FPI) came to power after disputed elections in 2000, and would rule until it was ousted by the
Rally of the Republicans
The Rally of the Republicans (french: Rassemblement des Républicains; abbreviated RDR) is a liberal party in Ivory Coast (). The party is the country's governing party; the party's leader, Alassane Ouattara, is the current President of Ivor ...
in 2010. There are currently more than a hundred legal parties, though few have significant national support.
Current parties
Parliamentary parties
Former Rebel Parties
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Patriotic Movement of Ivory Coast (''Mouvement patriotique de Côte d'Ivoire'', MPCI)
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Ivorian Popular Movement of the Great West
The Ivorian Popular Movement of the Great West (''Mouvement populaire ivoirien du Grand Ouest'' MPIGO).
One of two rebel movements in the west of Côte d'Ivoire, created to reinforce the rebel presence after the Marcoussis accords. Founded by serge ...
(''Mouvement populaire ivoirien du Grand Ouest'', MPIGO)
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Movement for Justice and Peace (''Mouvement pour la justice et la paix'', MJP)
*New Forces (''les
Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire''; FNCI or FN) Formed in December 2002 a coalition these three parties.
Smaller parties
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Alliance for a New Côte d'Ivoire (''Alliance pour une Nouvelle Côte d'Ivoire'', ANCI)
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Citizens' Democratic Union (''Union démocratique citoyenne de Côte d'Ivoire'', UDCY
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Ecological Party (Côte d'Ivoire), Ecological Party (''Parti Ecologique Ivoirien'', PEI)
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Ivoirian Communist Party (''Parti communiste ivoirien'', PCI)
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Ivorian People's Party (''le Parti du Peuple Ivoirien'', lePDPI.org
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Ivorian Workers' Party
The Ivorian Party of Workers (french: Parti ivoirien des travailleurs, PIT) is a centre-left democratic socialist and social democratic, political party in Ivory Coast. It is led by Francis Wodié and was founded on April 8, 1990.
The PIT ran ...
(''Parti ivoirien des travailleurs'', PIT)
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Liberal Force (''Force liberale'', FL
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Movement for the Total Liberation of Côte d'Ivoire (''Mouvement pour la libération totale de la Côte d'Ivoire'', MLTCI
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Movement of Future Forces
The Movement of the Forces of the Future (french: Mouvement des Forces d'Avenir, MFA) is a political party in Côte d'Ivoire. The MFA was founded by Innocent Anaky in December 1992.
In the parliamentary election held on 10 December 2000 and 14 Ja ...
(''Mouvement des Forces de l'Avenir'')
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Nationalist Party (''Parti Nationaliste'', PANA)
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Party for the Protection of the Environment (''Parti pour la protection de l'environnement'', PPE)
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Party for Progress and Socialism (''Parti pour le progrès et le socialisme'', PPS)
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Revolutionary Communist Party of Côte d'Ivoire (''Parti communiste révolutionnaire de Côte d'Ivoire'', PCRCI)
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Socialist Front for Independence and Liberty (''Front socialiste pour l'indépendance et la liberté'', FSIL)
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Socialist People's Union (''Union socialiste du peuple'', USP)
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The Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass idea ...
(''La Renaissance'')
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Union for Democracy and Peace in Côte d'Ivoire
The Union for Democracy and Peace in Ivory Coast (french: Union pour la démocratie et la paix en Côte d'Ivoire; UDPCI) is a political party in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivo ...
(''Union pour la démocratie et la paix en Côte d’Ivoire'', UDPCI)
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Union of Democrats of Côte d'Ivoire (''Union des Démocrates de Côte d'Ivoire'')
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Union of Social Democrats
Union of Social Democrats (USD; russian: Союз социал-демократов; ССД; ''Soyuz sotsial-demokratov'', ''SSD'') was an all-Russian non-governmental organization founded on 20 October 2007 by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorb ...
(''Union des socio-démocrates'', USD)
See also
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Lists of political parties
Lists of political parties include:
* List of agrarian parties
* List of banned political parties
* List of centrist political parties
* List of communitarian political parties
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