Rainbow Alliance (Togo)

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Rainbow Alliance
Coalition Arc-en-Ciel (French)
Founded2012
Ideology Big tent
Democracy
Human rights
Factions
Pan-africanism
Democratic socialism
Social democracy
National Assembly
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The Rainbow Alliance (French : Coalition Arc-en-Ciel) is a political alliance in Togo.

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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

DateVotesSeats
# %± pp#±
2013 204,14310.8 %+10.8
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References

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