National Party for a New Central Africa

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The National Party for a New Central Africa (French: Parti National pour la Nouvelle Afrique Central, PNCN) is a political party in the Central African Republic.

History

Established on 26 March 2004,[1] the party joined the National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" alliance for the 2005 general elections.[2] The alliance won 42 seats, of which the PNCN won seven.[2] Following the elections, the PNCN's Cyriaque Gonda was appointed Minister of Communication and National Reconciliation in 2009.[3]

Several Kwa Na Kwa factions merged into a single political party in August 2009, but the PNCN remained a separate party. In April 2010 Gonda was removed form the cabinet after President François Bozizé accused him of embezzling money meant for disarmament campaigns.[4]

In late 2010 the party joined the Presidential Majority alliance in preparation for the 2011 general elections.[5] The PNCN nominated 47 candidates for the 105 seats in the National Assembly,[6] winning one of the alliance's 11 seats.

References

  1. ↑ CAR: Parties with seats in the 2005 National Assembly EISA
  2. 1 2 CAR: 2005 National Assembly election results EISA
  3. ↑ Tom Landsford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p254
  4. ↑ Landsford, p250
  5. ↑ Political agreement between the parties of the Presidential Majority Journal de Bangui, 24 December 2010
  6. ↑ CAR: Number of National Assembly candidates by party in the 2011 election EISA
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