The National Rally for Democracy (french: Rassemblement national pour la démocratie) was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

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 ...

led by

Abdoulaye Garba Tapo Abdoulaye is a West African masculine given name and surname. It is equivalent to the Arabic names Abdallah or Abdullah ( ar, عبد الله ''ʿAbdu-llahi''; ''servant of God''), given name of Muhammad's father. People with this name include: Gi ...

History

The party was established on 25 July 1997,Mali: Defunct political parties
EISA and won a single seat in the

parliamentary elections A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

that year. For the 2002 elections it was part of the

Convergence for Alternance and Change The Convergence for Alternance and Change (''Convergence pour l'Alternance et changement'') is a political party in Mali. It includes the Sudanese Union-African Democratic Rally (''Union Soudanaise-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain'') and the ...

alliance, which won ten seats.Elections in Mali
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saw the party join the Alliance for Democracy and Progress, winning a single seat as the Alliance won a large majority in the National Assembly. On 29 April 2008 it merged into the

Alliance for Democracy in Mali The Alliance for Democracy in Mali – African Party for Solidarity and Justice (french: Alliance pour la démocratie au Mali – Parti africain pour la solidarité et la justice, ADEMA-PASJ) is a political party in Mali. On October 25, 1990, oppo ...

References

Defunct political parties in Mali Political parties established in 1997 Political parties disestablished in 2008 {{Mali-party-stub