National Party for a New Central Africa

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 from 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. 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 Archived 2017-12-23 at the Wayback Machine Journal de Bangui, 24 December 2010
6. CAR: Number of National Assembly candidates by party in the 2011 election EISA