Ivorian Popular Front

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The Ivorian Popular Front (French: Front populaire ivoirien), known by its French initials FPI, is a democratic socialist political party in Côte d'Ivoire.

FPI was founded in exile in 1982 by history professor Laurent Gbagbo during the one-party rule of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Politically inspired by the French Socialist Party, the FPI is today a full member of the Socialist International (SI). The party president is Pascal Affi N'Guessan, a former prime minister.

Gbagbo was sworn in as president after the heavily disputed presidential election of October 22, 2000 was boycotted by the main opposition parties. At the last legislative elections, on 10 December 2000 and 14 January 2001, the party won 96 out of 225 seats.