African Independence Party (Touré)

The African Independence Party (French: Parti Africain de l’Indépendance) was a political party in Burkina Faso, led by Soumane Touré. It was formed in 1999 when Touré broke away from the original PAI.

African Independence Party
LeaderSoumane Touré
Founded1999
DissolvedSeptember 2011
Succeeded byParty of Independence, Labour and Justice
IdeologySocialism
Political positionLeft-wing

Touré's PAI joined the government and obtained the legal recognition to the name PAI.

At the legislative elections, 5 May 2002, the party won 3.6% of the popular vote and 5 out of 111 seats.

Touré won 1.1% of the vote in the presidential elections of 2005. At the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party won 1 seat.

The party published L'Avant-Garde.

Touré's PAI lost the registration of the party name in June 2011.[1] In September 2011 Touré founded a new party, the Party of Independence, Labour and Justice (PITJ).[2]

References
  1. RTB. Rentrée politique du PITJ : « Le PAI c’est bon, mais vive le PITJ » Soumane TOURE Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. aOuaga. Burkina : Un opposant de renom exige « la mise en place rapide » du controversé Sénat
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