List of political parties in Côte d'Ivoire

This article lists political parties in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).

Côte d'Ivoire is currently in a state of civil war. The ruling Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) came to power after disputed elections in 2000. The Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI) was the sole legal party from 1960 to 1990. There are currently more than a hundred legal parties, though few have significant national support.

Current parties

Major parties

Other parliamentary parties:
*Union of Democrats of Côte d'Ivoire ("Union des Démocrates de Côte d'Ivoire")
*Movement of Future Forces ("Mouvement des Forces de l'Avenir")
*Alliance for a New Côte d'Ivoire ("Alliance pour une Nouvelle Côte d'Ivoire")

Former Rebel Parties

*Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire ("Mouvement patriotique de Côte d'Ivoire", MPCI)
*Ivorian Popular Movement of the Great West ("Mouvement populaire ivoirien du Grand Ouest", MPIGO)
*Movement for Justice and Peace ("Mouvement pour la justice et la paix", MJP)

*New Forces ("les Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire" FNCI or FN): Formed in December 2002 a coalition these three parties.

maller parties

*Citizens' Democratic Union ("Union démocratique citoyenne de Côte d'Ivoire", UDCY) [http://www.udcy.com]
*Ecological Party ("Parti Ecologique Ivoirien PEI")
*Ivoirian Communist Party ("Parti communiste ivoirien", PCI)
*Liberal Force ("Force liberale", FL) [http://membres.lycos.fr/forceliberale]
*Movement for the Total Liberation of Côte d'Ivoire ("Mouvement pour la libération totale de la Côte d'Ivoire", MLTCI) [http://www.mltci.org]
*Party for the Protection of the Environment ("Parti pour la protection de l'environnement", PPE)
*Party for Progress and Socialism ("Parti pour le progrès et le socialisme", PPS)
*Revolutionary Communist Party of Côte d'Ivoire ("Parti communiste révolutionnaire de Côte d'Ivoire", PCRCI)
*Socialist Front for Independence and Liberty ("Front socialiste pour l'indépendance et la liberté", FSIL)
*Socialist People's Union ("Union socialiste du peuple", USP)
*Union for Democracy and Peace in Côte d'Ivoire ("Union pour la démocratie et la paix en Côte d’Ivoire", UDPCI)
*Union of Social Democrats ("Union des socio-démocrates", USD)

ee also

* Index of political parties to browse parties by name
* List of political parties to browse parties by country
* List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
* Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals