Action Party for Development

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The Action Party for Development (French: Parti d'Action pour le Développement, PAD) is a political party in the Central African Republic.

History

Established in 1997,^[1] the party joined the National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" alliance for the 2005 general elections.^[2] The alliance won 42 seats, of which the PAD won two.^[2] Several Kwa Na Kwa factions merged into a single political party in August 2009, but the PAD remained a separate party.

In 2010 the party joined the Presidential Majority alliance in preparation for the 2011 general elections.^[3] The PAD nominated 19 candidates for the 105 seats in the National Assembly,^[4] winning three of the alliance's 11 seats.

References

↑ CAR: Parties with seats in the 2005 National Assembly EISA
1 2 CAR: 2005 National Assembly election results EISA
↑ Political agreement between the parties of the Presidential Majority Journal de Bangui, 24 December 2010
↑ CAR: Number of National Assembly candidates by party in the 2011 election EISA

Political parties in the Central African Republic

Parliamentary parties	National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" (61) Action Party for Development (3) Movement for Democracy and Development (2) Central African Democratic Rally (1) MESAN–Boganda (1) Movement for Democracy, Independence and Social Progress (1) Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (1) National Party for a New Central Africa (1) National Union for Democracy and Rally (1) Party for Democracy in Central Africa (1) Social Democratic Party (1)

Extraparliamentary parties	Alliance for Democracy and Progress Central African Republican Party Congress of Central African Social Democrats Democratic Forum for Modernity Democratic Movement for the Renaissance and Evolution of Central Africa Liberal Democratic Party Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa National Democratic Front National Unity Party Patriotic Front for Progress

Defunct parties	Central African Democratic Union Central African National Liberation Movement Civic Forum Democratic Evolution Movement of Central Africa Independent Grouping for Reflection Löndö Association Movement for Democracy and Independence Movement for Unity, Peace and Security National Convention People's Union for the Republic Republican Progressive Party

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