Convention for Progress and the People

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The Convention for Progress and the People (French: Convention Parti du Peuple, lit. Convention Party of the People; CPP or COPP) is a political party in Mali led by Mamadou Gakou.[1]

History

The party was established and registered in November 1996.[1][2] It put forward Soumana Sacko as its candidate in the 1997 presidential elections. Sacko finished third with 2% of the vote.[3] The July 1997 parliamentary elections saw the party run in alliance with ADEMA.[4] The alliance won a seat in Banamba in the second round of voting,[5] with the seat taken by COPP.[6]

The party nominated Gackou for the 2002 presidential elections, but he received just 0.7% of the vote. The party did not contest the 2013 parliamentary elections.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Directory of Political Parties Archived 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of the Interior
  2. ^ Mali: Registered parties with seats in National Assemblies prior to 2007 Archived 2014-05-03 at the Wayback Machine EISA
  3. ^ Ibrahima NDiaye (1998) Les élections 1997 au Mali: résultats, reflexions, défis à notre culture démocratique, p46
  4. ^ NDiaye, p47
  5. ^ NDiaye, p49
  6. ^ Elections held in 1997 IPU
  7. ^ Participation status of political parties in the 2013 legislative elections[permanent dead link‍] Ministry of the Interior