Gabonese Progress Party
Gabonese Progress Party | |
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| Founded | March 1990 |
| Headquarters | Libreville |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (consultative) |
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The Gabonese Progress Party (French: Parti gabonais du progrès, PGP) is a political party in Gabon.
History
The PGP was established as a left-leaning party in March 1990, at the beginning of the wave of democratization that swept Africa in the early 1990s. Initially, its key leaders were
1990 parliamentary elections
the PGP won 18 seats, emerging as the third-largest party.
Agondjo Okawé was the PGP candidate in the
1998 presidential elections in which Bongo again prevailed, with Mamboundou placed second according to official results.[1]
In the
2006 parliamentary elections
the party won only two seats.
The party did not nominate a candidate for the
2011 parliamentary elections, which it boycotted.[4]
References
- ^ a b c David E. Gardinier and Douglas A. Yates, Historical Dictionary of Gabon (2006), Third Edition, pages 256–257.
- ^ "Gabon Troops Protect President From Rioters", Reuters, 25 May 1990.
- ^ Présidentielles 2005: Agondjo Okawé à nouveau forfait L'Union, 7 March 2005 (in French)
- ^ a b Tom Lansford (2015) Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press
- ^ GABON: Bongo, Africa's longest-serving ruler, wants another seven years IRIN, 3 October 2005
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