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{{short description|Political party in Mali}}
{{Politics of Mali}}
The '''Convention for Progress and the People''' ({{langx|fr|Convention Parti du Peuple}}, lit. ''Convention Party of the People''; CPP or COPP) is a political party in [[Mali]] led by [[Mamadou Gakou]].<ref name=IZF/>
==History==
The party was established and registered in November 1996.<ref name=IZF>[http://www.izf.net/sites/default/files/EE_Partis%20Politiques_19_09_2012.pdf Directory of Political Parties] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502214724/http://www.izf.net/sites/default/files/EE_Partis%20Politiques_19_09_2012.pdf |date=2014-05-02 }} Ministry of the Interior</ref><ref>[http://eisa.org.za/WEP/maliparties6.htm Mali: Registered parties with seats in National Assemblies prior to 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503011040/http://eisa.org.za/WEP/maliparties6.htm# |date=2014-05-03 }} EISA</ref> It put forward [[Soumana Sacko]] as its candidate in the [[Malian presidential election, 1997|1997 presidential elections]]. Sacko finished third with 2% of the vote.<ref>Ibrahima NDiaye (1998) ''Les élections 1997 au Mali: résultats, reflexions, défis à notre culture démocratique'', p46</ref> The [[Malian parliamentary election, July 1997|July 1997 parliamentary elections]] saw the party run in alliance with [[Alliance for Democracy in Mali|ADEMA]].<ref>NDiaye, p47</ref> The alliance won a seat in [[Banamba]] in the second round of voting,<ref>NDiaye, p49</ref> with the seat taken by COPP.<ref>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2201_97.htm Elections held in 1997] IPU</ref>
The party nominated Gackou for the [[Malian presidential election, 2002|2002 presidential elections]], but he received just 0.7% of the vote. The party did not contest the [[Malian parliamentary election, 2013|2013 parliamentary elections]].<ref>[http://www.matcl.gov.ml/PDF/SITUAT_PARTICI_PP_LEGISL2013.pdf Participation status of political parties in the 2013 legislative elections]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Ministry of the Interior</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Political parties in Mali]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1996]]