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 Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...

led by

Mamadou Gakou Mamadou is a common given name in West Africa among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé and Wolof people. It is a variant of the Arabic name Muhammad. Academics *Mamadou Diouf (historian), Senegalese professor of West African hi ...

History

The party was established and registered in November 1996.Directory of Political Parties
Ministry of the Interior It put forward

Soumana Sacko Dr. Soumana Sacko (born 23 December 1950) is a Malian politician and economist. Sacko served as Prime Minister from 9 April 1991 to 9 June 1992 during the first and transitional presidency of Amadou Toumani Touré. Education Sacko obtained a Dip ...

as its candidate in the 1997 presidential elections. Sacko finished third with 2% of the vote. The July 1997 parliamentary elections saw the party run in alliance with

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. The alliance won a seat in

Banamba Banamba is the capital of Banamba Cercle, one of the seven Cercles of the Koulikoro Region of Mali. Its estimated 2008 population is 7000. The town lies due north of the regional capital of Koulikoro, and is connected by a 40 km all-weat ...

in the second round of voting, with the seat taken by COPP. 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.Participation status of political parties in the 2013 legislative elections
Ministry of the Interior

References

{{Malian political parties Political parties in Mali Political parties established in 1996