The Comorian Party for Democracy and Progress (french: Parti Comrorien pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, PCDP) was a political party in the Comoros.

History

Led by

Ali Mroudjaé Ali Mroudjae (2 August 1939 – 2 May 2019) was a prime minister and foreign minister of the Comoros. Mroudjae became foreign minister after the coup by Bob Denard brought Ahmed Abdallah to power in 1978. He continued in that position until 8 Februa ...

, the PCDP went into opposition in November 1991. The party won three seats in the 1992 parliamentary elections.Elections held in 1992
IPU However, it was reduced to a single seat in the early elections the following year. Mroudjaé was the party's candidate for the 2002 presidential elections, finishing eighth out of nine candidates with 4% of the vote. Prior to the 2004 parliamentary elections the RND joined the

Camp of the Autonomous Islands The Camp of the Autonomous Islands (, CdIA) was a political alliance in the Comoros. It advocated for greater autonomy for the three islands and for more power to be given to the islands' governors. History The alliance was formed prior to th ...

alliance, which was opposed to Azali. The alliance won 12 of the 18 elected seats and all 15 of the indirectly-elected seats. The party nominated Loutfi Soulaimane as its candidate for the

2006 presidential elections Presidential elections were held in Bulgaria on 22 October 2006, as decided on 27 July 2006 by the Bulgarian Parliament. The runoff took place on 29 October 2006, while the electoral campaign spanned 19 September – 20 October. At the election, ...

. He received only 2% of the vote, finishing eleventh in a field of 13 candidates.

References

Defunct political parties in the Comoros {{Comoros-stub