The African Independence Party is a political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...

, led by Soumane Touré. It was formed in 1999 when Touré broke away from the original PAI

African Independence Party (Burkina Faso)

African Independence Party is a political party in Burkina Faso , led by Philippe Ouédraogo.It was a part of the Pan-African communist African Independence Party , which established its branch in Upper Volta in 1963. In 1973 PAI launched the Patriotic League for Development as its open mass front...

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Touré's PAI joined the government and obtained the legal recognition to the name PAI.

At the legislative elections

Elections in Burkina Faso

Elections in Burkina Faso gives information on election and election results in Burkina Faso.Burkina Faso elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people...

, 5 May 2002, the party won 3.6 % of the popular vote and 5 out of 111 seats.

Touré won 1.1 % of the vote in the presidential elections of 2005. At the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party won 1 seat.

The party publishes L'Avant-Garde.