The Democratic Alliance for the Fatherland (Alliance Démocratique pour la Patrie, or simply L'Alliance) 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 Togo

Togo

Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...

. It was formed as an opposition party in September 2005 by former Prime Minister Agbéyomé Kodjo

Agbeyome Kodjo

Messan Agbéyomé Gabriel Kodjo is a Togolese politician who served as Prime Minister of Togo from 29 August 2000 to 27 June 2002.-Political career:...

 and former National Assembly President Dahuku Péré

Dahuku Péré

Maurice Dahuku Péré is a Togolese politician who was President of the National Assembly of Togo from 1994 to 1999. He is the National President of the Democratic Alliance for the Fatherland , an opposition party....

. Dahuku Péré is the President of the Alliance.

The Alliance participated in the October 2007 parliamentary election

Togolese parliamentary election, 2007

A parliamentary election was held in Togo on October 14, 2007 for the 81 seats in the National Assembly. There were over 2,000 candidates, with 32 parties and 41 lists of independent candidates competing. The ruling Rally of the Togolese People was victorious, winning a majority of 50 seats...

, nominating 104 candidates (including substitutes) in 19 prefectures, as well as Lomé. It did not win any seats in the National Assembly.

External links

• Official website of the Alliance