Alliance for Democracy and Progress (Central African Republic)

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The Alliance for Democracy and Progress (French: Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, ADP) is a political party in the Central African Republic.

History

The party was established in October 1991.

1993 general elections, and joined Jean-Luc Mandaba's coalition government.[2]

In the next

parliamentary elections in 1998 the ADP was part of the Union of Forces for Peace (UFAP),[3] which opposed President Ange-Félix Patassé. The ADP won five seats, and UFAP gained a majority of 55 of the 109 seats in the National Assembly. However, the ruling Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People was able to form a government after the defection of a UFAP MP.[4]

The

but failed to win a seat.

References

  1. ^ CAR: Parties with seats in the 2005 National Assembly Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine EISA
  2. ^ Elections held in 1993 IPU
  3. ^ Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database
  4. ^ Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p249
  5. ^ CAR: Number of National Assembly candidates by party in the 2011 election Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine EISA