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Before the 2023 Coup d’etat, This article lists political parties in Gabon. Gabon is a one party dominant state with the Gabonese Democratic Party in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
The Gabonese Democratic Party (French: Parti démocratique gabonais, PDG) is a political party in Gabon. It was the dominant political party in Gabonese politics from 1961 until 2023, when it was deposed in a coup d'état against President Ali Bongo. It was also the sole legal party between 1968 and 1990.
In March 1968, Bongo declared Gabon a one-party state by dissolving the BDG and establishing a new party—the Gabonese Democratic Party. He invited all Gabonese, regardless of previous political affiliation, to participate. Bongo was elected president in February 1975 and re-elected in December 1979 and November 1986 to seven-year terms.
The party was established in Libreville in March 2017 by members of the collapsed Alliance for the New Gabon (ANG). It is chaired by the former Speaker of the National Assembly Guy Nzouba Ndama. The party won 11 seats in the 2018 parliamentary elections, which made it the biggest opposition party. [1] The party is a member of Gabon's Coalition ...
The party won a single seat in the National Assembly in the 2001 parliamentary election, and subsequently joined the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG)-led government. [2] It did not put forward a candidate for the 2005 presidential election, but won two seat in the 2006 parliamentary election, in which it was part of the pro-PDG bloc. [3]
Gabon (/ ɡ ə ˈ b ɒ n / gə-BON; French pronunciation: ⓘ), officially the Gabonese Republic (French: République gabonaise), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west.
Gabon is divided into nine provinces, which are further divided into 49 ... Flag Map Province Capital Population (2013) [1] Area (km 2) [1] Estuaire: Libreville ...
Although the UDSG was the largest party, the Gabonese Democratic Bloc-led coalition gained a majority of seats. The party formed an alliance with the BDG for the 1961 general elections. The BDG's Léon M'ba was the sole presidential candidate and the two parties put forward a joint list for the National Assembly elections. Both M'ba and the ...