Union of Forces for Change
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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[1] and its Secretary-General was Jean-Pierre Fabre until 10 August 2010. Olympio is the son of the first President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio, who was assassinated in a 1963 coup. On 10 August 2010, Jean-Pierre Fabre was elected as President of the party.
History
The UFC was founded by Olympio as a federation of parties on 1 February 1992.
The UFC decided not to join the national unity government under Prime Minister Yawovi Agboyibo in September 2006, although many in the party were reportedly unhappy with Olympio's decision in this regard. The party's Second Vice-president, Amah Gnassingbé, accepted a post in the government[6] as Minister of State[7] and was suspended from the UFC as a result.[8]
The party participated in the
At the UFC's Second Ordinary Congress, held in
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Results |
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1998
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Gilchrist Olympio | 532,771 | 34.2% | Lost |
2003
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Emmanuel Bob-Akitani | 784,102 | 33.7% | Lost |
2005
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841,797 | 38.2% | Lost | |
2010
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Jean-Pierre Fabre | 692,584 | 33.9% | Lost |
National Assembly elections
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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1994
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Gilchrist Olympio | Boycotted | 0 / 81
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1999
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0 / 81
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Extra-parliamentary | |||||
2002
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0 / 81
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Extra-parliamentary | |||||
2007
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867,507 | 37.79% | 27 / 81
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27 | 2nd | Opposition | |
2013 | 145,359 | 7.7% | 3 / 67
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24 | 4th | Opposition | |
2018 | 7 / 91
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4 | 2nd | Opposition |
References
- ^ a b Profile of Olympio at UFC website (in French)
- ^ a b "Historique du mouvement patriotique togolais", UFC website (in French)
- ^ "Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 40 of the Covenant - Addendum: Togo" (PDF). United Nations International covenant on civil and political rights, CCPR/C/TGO/2001/3. 5 July 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2012.
- ^ a b Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 592
- ^ "Communiqué de presse de la Coalition des Forces Démocratiques à la suite de la mascarade électorale du 27 octobre 2002", togo-confidentiel.com, October 28, 2002 (in French)
- ^ "Amah Gnassingbé exclu de l’UFC", Forum de la Semaine, number 191 (iciLome.com), September 21, 2006 (in French)
- ^ "Le Gouvernement togolais". Republicoftogo.com (in French). 10 January 2007. Archived from the original on 25 February 2007.
- ^ "Amah Gnassingbé n'est pas exclu de l'UFC selon G. Olympio". Xinhua via Jeuneafrique.com (in French). 15 February 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007.
- ^ "Les candidats s'y collent". Republicoftogo.com (in French). 30 September 2007.
- ^ "Le RPT remporte les premières élections". Republicoftogo.com (in French). 30 October 2007.
- ^ Selah Hennessy, "Togo Opposition Disputes Vote Count", VOA News, October 17, 2007.
- ^ "Le dernier contestataire". Republicoftogo.com (in French). 31 October 2007.
- ^ "Togo: Opposition challenges election results released by Constitutional court"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, October 31, 2007.
- ^ "2ème Congrès de l’Union des Forces de Changement", UFC website, 20 July 2008 (in French).
- ^ "L'UFC a désigné son candidat pour la présidentielle". Republicoftogo.com (in French). 20 July 2008.