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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.
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Current parties
Major parties
|- |English name |French name | |Founded |Leader |- |Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire |Parti démocratique de la Côte d'Ivoire |PDCI |1946 |Henri Konan Bédié |- |Ivorian Popular Front |Front populaire ivoirien |FPI |1982 |President Laurent Gbagbo |- |Ivorian Workers' Party |Parti ivoirien des travailleurs |PIT |1990 |Francis Wodié |- |Rally of the Republicans |Rassemblement des républicains |RdR |1994 |Alassane Ouattara |-
Smaller parties
- Union of Democrats of Côte d'Ivoire (Union des Démocrates de Côte d'Ivoire)
See 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
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