Ivorian Popular Front

Ivorian Popular Front

The Ivorian Popular Front ( _fr. Front populaire ivoirien), known by its French initials FPI, is a democratic socialist political party in Côte d'Ivoire.

FPI was founded in exile in 1982 by history professor Laurent Gbagbo during the one-party rule of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Politically inspired by the French Socialist Party, the FPI is today a full member of the Socialist International (SI). [ [http://www.socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticlePageID=931 List of Socialist International parties] .]

Gbagbo was sworn in as president after the heavily disputed presidential election of October 22, 2000 was boycotted by the main opposition parties. In the parliamentary election held on 10 December 2000 and 14 January 2001, the party won 96 out of 225 seats.

The party president is Pascal Affi N'Guessan, a former prime minister. Following Gbagbo's election as president, he was required to step down as party leader, and N'Guessan was elected to head the party at its 3rd Extraordinary Congress in July 2001. [Tidiane Dioh, [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_jeune_afrique.asp?art_cle=LIN31073lefpielliat0 "Le FPI en ordre de bataille"] , Jeuneafrique.com, July 31, 2001 fr icon.]

References

External links

* [http://www.fpi.ci/ Official website]


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