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The Ivorian Workers' Party (French: Parti Ivorien des Travailleurs) is a political party in Côte d'Ivoire. It is led by Francis Wodié and was founded on April 8, 1990.[1]
The PIT ran Wodié as its candidate in both the 1995 and 2000 presidential elections. He was the only candidate standing against President Henri Konan Bédié in the October 1995 presidential election, which was boycotted by other opposition parties;[2][3] he won 3.52% of the votes. In the October 2000 presidential election, Wodié placed third with 5.7% of the votes.[3]
In the parliamentary election held on 10 December 2000 and 14 January 2001, the party won 4 out of 225 seats in the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire.[3]
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- ^ History page at PIT website (French).
- ^ Robert J. Mundt, "Côte d'Ivoire: Continuity and Change in a Semi-Democracy", Political Reform in Francophone Africa (1997), ed. Clark and Gardinier, page 197.
- ^ a b c Elections in Côte d'Ivoire, African Elections Database.
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