Convention for Progress and the People

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]

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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. 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 Ministry of the Interior
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