Patriotic Front for Progress
- Patriotic Front for Progress
The Patriotic Front for Progress ( _fr. Front Patriotique pour le Progrès) is a political party in the Central African Republic.
The FPP strongly opposed President Ange-Félix Patassé. In 2002, the party suspended its participation in the opposition coalition. [ [http://www.afrique-express.com/archive/CENTRALE/rca/rcapol/250abelgoumba.htm "Le Pr Abel Goumba et le FPP suspendent leur participation au regroupement de l’opposition"] , "Afrique Express", N° 250, May 24, 2002 fr icon.]
In the presidential election held on 13 March 2005, FPP candidate Abel Goumba won 2.5% of the vote; [ [http://democratie.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/RCA_RMO1303_08052005.pdf "Rapport de la Mission d'Observation des Élections Présidentielle et Législatives des 13 mars et 8 mai 2005 en République Centrafricaine"] , democratie.francophonie.org fr icon.] in the concurrent parliamentary election, the FPP won two out of 105 seats in the National Assembly.[ [http://www.sangonet.com/actu-snews/ICAR/ActuC2/bozize-F-eluoffi-pdt_rp.html "Bozizé fait coup double aux élections"] , AFP (Sangonet.com), May 25, 2005 fr icon.] Goumba ran for a seat in the National Assembly but was defeated;][François Soudan, [http://www.fodem.org/la_depeche/200505/050421%20RESULTATS2NDTR.htm "Chronique d'une victoire annoncée"] , "J.A./L'Intelligent" N° 2314, May 15 – May 21, 2005 fr icon.] his wife Anne-Marie won a seat, however.][ [ [http://www.batir-rca.org/Depute2005.htm Results of 2005 parliamentary second round] , batir-rca.org fr icon.] ]Goumba's son Alexandre was elected to succeed him as President of the FPP on March 5 2006 at an extraordinary general assembly of the party. [ [http://www.africatime.com/afrique/nouvelle.asp?no_nouvelle=243436 "Abel Goumba cède la présidence du FPP à son fils"] , "L'Express", March 7, 2006 fr icon.]
The FPP is an observer member of the Socialist International. [ [http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticlePageID=931 List of Socialist International parties in Africa] .]
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