Independent Centre Party of Gabon explained

The Independent Centre Party of Gabon (French: Parti gabonais du centre indépendant, PGCI) is a political party in Gabon.

History

Established in 1990,[1] the party nominated Jean-Pierre Lemboumba-Lepandou as its candidate for the 1993 presidential elections. He finished ninth in a field of thirteen candidates with 1.4% of the vote. In the 1997 local elections the PGCI won 14 seats.[2] In 2002 it joined the Presidential Majority, supporting the Gabonese Democratic Party.[3] It won one seat in the Senate in the 2003 elections, and went on to win two seats in the 2009 elections.[4]

The party nominated five candidates for the 2011 National Assembly elections,[5] winning one seat.[6] It was reduced to a single seat in the Senate in 2014 elections.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bdpgabon.org/articles/categories/politique/EpukuFAkpAnetasHgm.shtml PGCI: Changement de combat
  2. http://www.stat-gabon.org/documents/PDF/Donnees%20stat/Compteannuaire/Ann0107d.pdf Annuaire Statistique du Gabon
  3. Tom Lansford (2015) Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press
  4. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2116_09.htm Elections in 2009
  5. http://electionsgabon.org/2011/12/05/listes-des-candidats-xiieme-legislature-legislatives-2011-au-gabon/ List of candidates
  6. https://www.reuters.com/article/ozatp-gabon-election-idAFJOE7BL03M20111222 Bongo sweeps Gabon election, opposition reject vote
  7. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2116_E.htm Last elections

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