Ivorian Workers' Party
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The Ivorian Party of Workers (Template:Langx, PIT) is a centre-left, democratic socialist and social democraticTemplate:Cn political party in Ivory Coast. It was led by Francis Wodié and was founded on April 8, 1990.<ref>History pageTemplate:Dead link at PIT website Template:In lang.</ref>
The PIT ran Wodié as its candidate in both the 1995 and 2000 presidential elections. He was the only candidate standing against President Henri Konan Bédié in the October 1995 presidential election, which was boycotted by other opposition parties;<ref>Robert J. Mundt, "Côte d'Ivoire: Continuity and Change in a Semi-Democracy", Political Reform in Francophone Africa (1997), ed. Clark and Gardinier, page 197.</ref><ref name=DB>Elections in Côte d'Ivoire, African Elections Database.</ref> he won 3.52% of the votes. In the October 2000 presidential election, Wodié placed third with 5.7% of the votes.<ref name=DB/>
In the parliamentary election held on 10 December 2000 and 14 January 2001, the party won 4 out of 225 seats in the National Assembly of Ivory Coast.<ref name=DB/>
Wodié led the party as its First National Secretary from the time of its Constitutive Congress until the party's 3rd Ordinary Congress in August 2004, when he was elected as President of the PIT. Since 2015, the current leader is Joseph Séka Séka.<ref>Abidjan.net Joseph Séka Séka élu nouveau président du Parti ivoirien des travailleurs</ref>
Electoral historyEdit
Presidential electionsEdit
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | Second Round | |||||
| 1995 | Francis Wodié | 75,699 | 4.0% | - | - | Lost Template:Nay |
| 2000 | Francis Wodié | 102,253 | 5.7% | - | - | Lost Template:Nay |
| 2010 | Francis Wodié | 13,406 | 0.29 | - | - | Lost Template:Nay |
National Assembly electionsEdit
| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Francis Wodié | 157,264 | 19.8% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 1 |
| 2000–01 | Francis Wodié | Unknown | Unknown | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 4 |
| 2011 | 17,889 | 0.92% | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 4 |
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External linksEdit
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