Action Party for Development
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The Action Party for Development ({{langx|fr|Parti d'Action pour le Développement}}, PAD) is a political party in the Central African Republic.
History
Established in 1997,[https://www.eisa.org.za/wep/car2005parties.htm CAR: Parties with seats in the 2005 National Assembly] EISA the party joined the National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" alliance for the 2005 general elections.[https://www.eisa.org.za/wep/car2005results2.htm CAR: 2005 National Assembly election results] EISA The alliance won 42 seats, of which the PAD won two. Several Kwa Na Kwa factions merged into a single political party in August 2009, but the PAD remained a separate party.
In 2010 the party joined the Presidential Majority alliance in preparation for the 2011 general elections.[http://www.journaldebangui.com/article.php?aid=565 Political agreement between the parties of the Presidential Majority] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223043702/http://www.journaldebangui.com/article.php?aid=565 |date=2017-12-23 }} Journal de Bangui, 24 December 2010 The PAD nominated 19 candidates for the 105 seats in the National Assembly,[https://www.eisa.org.za/wep/car2011candidates.htm CAR: Number of National Assembly candidates by party in the 2011 election] EISA winning three of the alliance's 11 seats.
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Category:1997 establishments in the Central African Republic
Category:Political parties established in 1997
Category:Political parties in the Central African Republic
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