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Social Democratic Convention Convention sociale démocrate | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | CDS |
| Leader | Mamadou Blaise Sangaré |
| Founder | Mamadou Blaise Sangaré |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Dissolved | 13 May 2025 |
The Social Democratic Convention (French: Convention sociale démocrate; CDS), known as CDS-Mogotiguiya, was a political party in Mali led by Mamadou Blaise Sangaré. According to Sangaré, who founded the party, it was established on 7 January 1996 at Tabacoro, on the road to Ségou.[1]
Electoral history
[edit]In the 1997 parliamentary election the CDS won four of the 147 seats in the National Assembly.[2] Sangaré contested the 2002 presidential election, receiving 34,603 votes (2.21%),[2] and the 2007 presidential election, in which he stood for the Front for Democracy and the Republic (FDR) coalition and won 35,776 votes (1.58%) in a contest won by the incumbent president, Amadou Toumani Touré.[3] For the 2018 election the party fielded no candidate of its own and instead backed the re-election of the incumbent president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.[1]
Dissolution
[edit]On 7 May 2025 Mali's transitional military government, led by Assimi Goïta, suspended the activities of all political parties, citing reasons of public order.[4] The parties, including the CDS, were dissolved by decree on 13 May 2025, ending multi-party politics in the country.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Mamadou Bakary Sangaré dit Blaise: « Le choix de soutenir IBK est plus patriotique, plus politique mais pas politicien »". Bamada.net (in French). June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Elections in Mali". African Elections Database. Archived from the original on 16 April 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mali: 2007 presidential election results". Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mali's military government suspends political parties' activities". Al Jazeera. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mali's transition is at risk as political parties are dissolved". Institute for Security Studies. May 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
