Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty
Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty
Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty
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<strong>Political</strong> <strong>Parties</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>: <strong>Challenges</strong> <strong>for</strong> Susta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>Multiparty</strong> Democracy<br />
IDEA and research partners have carried out research and <strong>in</strong>terviews with political<br />
parties <strong>in</strong> 19 countries, altogether cover<strong>in</strong>g 71 major political parties (see Table 1.1).<br />
In 11 countries, research was only done on the national context and the national<br />
legislation and regulations of political parties; no <strong>in</strong>terviews with political parties<br />
where conducted <strong>in</strong> these cases. This is <strong>in</strong>dicated <strong>in</strong> the table below by ‘National<br />
regulations only’.<br />
Table 1.1: The major <strong>Africa</strong>n political parties<br />
Country Party name (English) Party name (nations<br />
language)<br />
Angola National regulations<br />
only<br />
Ben<strong>in</strong> National regulations<br />
only<br />
Botswana National regulations<br />
only<br />
Burk<strong>in</strong>a Faso Alliance <strong>for</strong> Democracy<br />
and Federation-<strong>Africa</strong>n<br />
Democratic Rally<br />
Congress <strong>for</strong><br />
Democracy and<br />
Progress<br />
National Union <strong>for</strong><br />
Democracy and<br />
Development<br />
Party <strong>for</strong> Democracy<br />
and Progress/Socialist<br />
Party<br />
Union <strong>for</strong> Rebirth/<br />
Sankarist Movement<br />
Cape Verde National regulations<br />
only<br />
Côte d’Ivoire National regulations<br />
only<br />
Democratic Republic<br />
of the Congo (DRC)<br />
Congolese Rally <strong>for</strong><br />
Democracy<br />
Movement <strong>for</strong> the<br />
Liberation of Congo<br />
People’s Party<br />
<strong>for</strong> Democratic<br />
Reconstruction<br />
Alliance pour la<br />
Démocratie et<br />
la Fédération-<br />
Rassemblement<br />
Démocratique <strong>Africa</strong><strong>in</strong><br />
Congrès pour la<br />
Démocratie et le<br />
Progrès<br />
Union Nationale pour<br />
la Démocratie et le<br />
Développement<br />
Parti pour la<br />
Démocratie et<br />
le Progrès/ Parti<br />
Socialiste<br />
Union pour la<br />
Renaissance/<br />
Mouvement Sankariste<br />
Rassemblement<br />
Congolais pour la<br />
Démocratie<br />
Mouvement pour la<br />
Libération du Congo<br />
Parti du Peuple pour<br />
la Reconstruction et la<br />
Démocratie<br />
Acronym<br />
ADF/ RDA<br />
CDP<br />
UNDD<br />
PDS/PS;<br />
UNIR/MS<br />
RCD<br />
MLC<br />
PPRD