The Ivorian Party of Workers (, PIT) is a

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and

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Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

. It was led by

Francis Wodié Francis Vangah Romain Wodié (25 February 1936 – 3 July 2023) was an Ivorian politician, jurist, and human rights activist. He led the Ivorian Workers' Party (PIT) from 1990 to 2011. During that time, Wodié served as a Deputy in the National ...

and was founded on April 8, 1990. 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 Aimé Henri Konan Bédié (5 May 1934 – 1 August 2023) was an Ivorian politician. He was President of Côte d'Ivoire from 1993 to 1999, and formerly President of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI–RDA).< ...

in the October 1995 presidential election, which was boycotted by other opposition parties;Elections in Côte d'Ivoire
African Elections Database. he won 3.52% of the votes. In the October 2000 presidential election, Wodié placed third with 5.7% of the votes. In the

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held on 10 December 2000 and 14 January 2001, the party won 4 out of 225 seats in the

National Assembly of Ivory Coast The National Assembly is lower house of the Parliament of Ivory Coast since November 2016. From 1960 to 2016, the National Assembly was Ivory Coast's unicameral legislative body. Evolved from semi-representative bodies of the French Colonial ...

. 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

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.Abidjan.net
Joseph Séka Séka élu nouveau président du Parti ivoirien des travailleurs

Electoral history

Presidential elections

National Assembly elections

References

External links

Official website
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