The Party for Progress and Concord (, PPC) is a
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 ideological or p ...
in
Rwanda. 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, wi ...
-led coalition, and won a single seat in the
Chamber of Deputies. It nominated
Alvera Mukabaramba 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
Political parties in Rwanda
Political parties established in 2003
2003 establishments in Rwanda
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