The Central African Republican Party (, PRC) is a political party in the Central African Republic.
History The party was founded by Jeanne-Marie Ruth-Rolland in 1991 after she was released from prison.CAR: Parties without seats in the 2005 National Assembly EISADeaths Elsewhere Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 13 June 1995 She won a seat in the National Assembly in the 1992 general elections, but the results were later annulled. In the 1993 general elections Ruth-Rolland stood as the party's presidential candidate, finishing last in a field of eight with 1% of the vote. The party won a single seat in the National Assembly, with Ruth-Rolland winning a seat in Bakouma.
Ruth-Rolland led the party until her death in 1995, and was succeeded by Jacques Ngoli. The party failed to win a seat in the 1998 parliamentary elections, and did not contest the 1999 presidential elections. The party also failed to win a seat in the 2005 general elections.
In 2010 the party joined the Presidential Majority alliance in preparation for the 2011 general elections.Political agreement between the parties of the Presidential Majority Journal de Bangui, 24 December 2010 The PRC nominated a single candidate for the 105 seats in the National Assembly,CAR: Number of National Assembly candidates by party in the 2011 election EISA and although the alliance won 11 seats, the PRC again failed to win a seat.
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