Convergence for the Development of Mali (french: Convergence pour le développement du Mali, CODEM) is a

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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. Mali ...

. Its emblem is a

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and its slogan is "Let's count on our own strengths first" (''Comptons d’abord sur nos propres forces'').

History

The party was established on 23 May 2008 by five MPs;

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, Housseini Guindo,

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and Souleymane Guindo. In the 2013 parliamentary elections it won five seats, becoming the fifth largest party in the

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.Mali: Assemblée Nationale (National Assembly): Last Elections
IPU

References

External links

Official website
{{Malian political parties Political parties in Mali Political parties established in 2008