Rainbow Alliance (Togo) Explained

Rainbow Alliance
Colorcode:
  1. FFFF80
Foundation:2012
Ideology:Big tent
Democracy
Human rights
Factions
Pan-africanism
Democratic socialism
Social democracy
Seats1 Title:National Assembly
Country:Togo

The Rainbow Alliance (French: Coalition Arc-en-Ciel) is a political alliance in Togo.

History

The alliance was formed in 2012 by the Action Committee for Renewal (which held four seats in the National Assembly), the Democratic Convention of African Peoples, the Union of Socialist Democrats, the Pan-African Democratic Party the Citizens' Movement for Democracy and Development and New Togolese Commitment.[1] In the 2013 parliamentary elections it received 11% of the vote, winning six of the 91 seats in the National Assembly.

Election results

Parliamentary election

Notes and References

  1. News: Togo : Six partis de l'opposition en Coalition Arc-En-Ciel pour les législatives . Afriquinfos . 4 August 2012.