Convention of Democrats and Patriots

Senegal

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Senegal

Constitution President Abdoulaye Wade Prime Minister Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye Parliament Senate National Assembly Political parties Elections: Presidential: 2000, 2007, 2012 Parliamentary: 2001, 2007 Regions Departments Arrondissements Communes Rural communities Casamance conflict Foreign relations

Other countries · Atlas Politics portal view · talk · edit

The Convention of Democrats and Patriots (Convention des Démocrates et des Patriotes, CDP/Garab-gi) was a political party in Senegal that was led by Iba Der Thiam.

The party was founded by Thiam in June 1992. Its nickname, "Garab-gi", is Wolof for medicine, metaphorically reflecting a desire to restore the health of democracy in Senegal.^[1] The group was part of the Let Us Unite League (Japoo Liggueyal Senegal), which held three seats in the National Assembly following the February 1993 parliamentary election, along with And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism and the National Democratic Rally.^[2] Thiam ran in the 2000 Senegalese presidential election, and after receiving 1.21% of the popular vote (fifth place) in the first round,^[3] he backed opposition leader Abdoulaye Wade in the second round.^[4] In the parliamentary election held on 29 April 2001, the party was part of the Sopi Coalition, an alliance of parties that included the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) of President Wade; the coalition together won 49.6% of the popular vote and 89 out of 120 seats.

The party subsequently merged with the PDS^[5][6] at a congress on May 7, 2005.^[5]

References

1. ^ Frederic C. Schaffer, Democracy in Translation: Understanding Politics in an Unfamiliar Culture (1998), Cornell University Press, page 24.
2. ^ "Senegal: IRIN-WA Special Briefing on Elections in Senegal, 98.5.21".
3. ^ "RAPPORT DES MISSIONS D’OBSERVATIONS DES ELECTIONS PRESIDENTIELLES - 27 FEVRIER 2000 : 1ER TOUR DU SCRUTIN, 19 MARS 2000 : 2E TOUR DU SCRUTIN", democratie.francophonie.org (French).
4. ^ "Iba Der Thiam pourrait hériter du fauteuil, selon Nouvel Horizon", Nettali, 8 June 2007 (French).
5. ^ ^{a b} "Senegalese parties merge", RTS TV, Dakar (nl.newsbank.com), May 9, 2005.
6. ^ "Alliance vs Fusion : Paradoxes des Rapports entre les Partis de la Mouvance Présidentielle et le PDS", griooworld.com, March 28, 2007 (French).