Party for Progress and Concord explained

The Party for Progress and Concord (;, PPC) is a political party in Rwanda. The party's motto is: 'Development; Concord; Rwanda's Welfare'.^[1]

History

The party was established in 2003 after the banning of the Republican Democratic Movement.^[2] In the 2003 parliamentary elections the party received 2% of the vote, failing to win a seat.

Prior to the 2008 parliamentary elections the party joined the Rwandan Patriotic Front-led coalition, and won a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies. It nominated Alvera Mukabaramba as its candidate for the 2010 presidential elections; she finished fourth out of the four candidates with 0.4% of the vote. The party remained part of the coalition for the 2013 elections, in which it retained its seat.

Platform

The ideological focus of the PPC is economic and social development in Rwanda. The party's main commitments, as outlined on their website, are as follows:

• Promote Rwandans’ living conditions mainly based on the Education For All Policy, good health, the promotion of the living conditions of the population and of housing in Rwanda;
• Fight for the establishment of an efficient wage policy;
• Promotion of justice, gender equality and citizenship;
• Sensitisation of Rwandans about work;
• Technology-based development and economy;
• Facilitation of Rwandan population access to finances by establishing a programme reducing bank guarantee and loan interest rates. ^[3]

Election results

Chamber of Deputies elections

Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
2003	Christian Marara	83,563	2.22%		New
2008		3,655,956	78.76%		1
2013			76.22%		0
2018	Alvera Mukabaramba	4,926,366	73.95%		0
2024		6,126,433	68.83%		1

Notes and References

1. Web site: Party for Progress and Concord. 2021-01-18. www.ppc-rwanda.org.
2. Arthur S Banks, Thomas C Miller, William R Overstreet & Judith F Isacoff (2009) Political Handbook of the World 2009, CQ Press, p1125
3. Web site: Party for Progress and Concord. 2021-01-18. www.ppc-rwanda.org.