Ivorian Popular Front
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The Ivorian Popular Front , known by its French initials FPI, is a centre-left
, democratic socialist and social democratic, 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 was until 2011 a full member of the Socialist International
(SI). The expulsion of the FPI from the SI occurred as a result of the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis
.
Gbagbo was sworn in as president after the heavily disputed presidential election of October 22, 2000. 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.
Centre-left
Centre-left is a political term that describes individuals, political parties or organisations such as think tanks whose ideology lies between the centre and the left on the left-right spectrum...
, democratic socialist and social democratic, political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
.
FPI was founded in exile in 1982 by history professor Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo served as the fourth President of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 until his arrest in April 2011. A historian by profession, he is also an amateur chemist and physicist....
during the one-party rule of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Félix Houphouët-Boigny , affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux, was the first President of Côte d'Ivoire. Originally a village chief, he worked as a doctor, an administrator of a plantation, and a union leader, before being elected to the French Parliament and serving in a number of...
. Politically inspired by the French Socialist Party, the FPI was until 2011 a full member of the Socialist International
Socialist International
The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :...
(SI). The expulsion of the FPI from the SI occurred as a result of the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis
2010–2011 Ivorian crisis
The 2010–11 Ivorian crisis was a political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire which began after Laurent Gbagbo, the President of Côte d'Ivoire since 2000, was proclaimed the winner of the Ivorian election of 2010, the first election in the country in 10 years...
.
Gbagbo was sworn in as president after the heavily disputed presidential election of October 22, 2000. In the parliamentary election
Ivorian parliamentary election, 2000–2001
Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 10 December 2000. In 28 seats in the north of the country voting was postponed due to unrest relating to the boycott by the Rally of the Republicans...
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.