The All Progressives Congress, known as the APC, is a political party of Nigeria, a federal presidential republic. In the House of Representatives election of 25 February 2023 it won 180 of the 360 seats, ahead of the People's Democratic Party with 116, the Labour Party with 35 and the New Nigeria Peoples Party with 19. Its candidate Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu won the 2023 presidential election with 36.6 percent of the vote and took office on 29 May 2023, and in 2019 its candidate Muhammadu Buhari was elected with 53 percent.
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Institution TypePolitical Party Organization 1 Founded Year Connections
Governing Party Of
Source All Progressives Congress (CIA World Factbook archive, Nigeria)
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1. All Progressives Congress (CIA World Factbook archive, Nigeria)
Government: parties
All Progressives Congress (APC) (180); People's Democratic Party (PDP) (116); Labour Party (LP) (35); New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) (19); Other (10)
Governing Party Of: Tinubu Administration, Government: executive branch election results
2023: Bola Ahmed Adekunle TINUBU elected president; percent of vote - Bola Ahmed Adekunle TINUBU (APC) 36.6%, Atiku ABUBAKAR (PDP) 29.1%, Peter OBI (LP) 25.4%, Rabiu KWANKWASO (NNPP) 6.4%, other 2.5%
In Group: Parties of Presidential Republics, Government: government type
Government.Government type.text: federal presidential republic
View the Source2. All Progressives Congress: About APC
All Progressives CongressWho we areQuote, Who we are
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is a political party in Nigeria, formed on 6 February 2013 in anticipation of the 2015 elections.
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