The African Independence Party (French: Parti Africain de l’Indépendance) was a political party in Burkina Faso, led by Soumane Touré.[1] It was formed in 1999 when Touré broke away from the original PAI.[citation needed]
African Independence Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Soumane Touré |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Dissolved | September 2011 |
| Succeeded by | Party of Independence, Labour and Justice |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
Touré's PAI joined the government and obtained the legal recognition to the name PAI.
At the legislative elections, 5 May 2002, the party won 3.6% of the popular vote and 5 out of 111 seats.[2]
Touré won 1.1% of the vote in the presidential elections of 2005. At the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party won 1 seat.
The party published L'Avant-Garde.
Touré's PAI lost the registration of the party name in June 2011.[3] In September 2011 Touré founded a new party, the Party of Independence, Labour and Justice (PITJ).[4]
References edit
- ^ "Soumane Touré Archives". L'Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24 (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Soumane Touré". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ RTB. Rentrée politique du PITJ : « Le PAI c’est bon, mais vive le PITJ » Soumane TOURE Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ aOuaga. Burkina : Un opposant de renom exige « la mise en place rapide » du controversé Sénat
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