The Convention for Democracy and Salvation (CODESA) (Convention pour la Démocratie et le Salut) is an alliance of political parties

Political Parties

Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of Modern Democracy is a book by sociologist Robert Michels, published in 1911 , and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy...

 in the Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...

; its formation by sixteen opposition parties was announced on 29 March 2002. Led by the former Prime Minister André Milongo

André Milongo

André Ntsatouabantou Milongo was a Congolese politician who served as Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo from June 1991 to August 1992. He was chosen by the 1991 National Conference to lead the country during its transition to multiparty elections, which were held in 1992...

, the party hopes "to offer the people a clear choice between inexorable decline and national renaissance." The party won 2 out of 137 seats at the parliamentary election

Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2002

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 held on 26 May and 23 June 2002. The convention includes the Union for Democracy and the Republic (UDR-Mwinda, led by Milongo), the Rally for Democracy and Development, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress, the National Convention for Democracy and Development, the Congolese Party for Renewal, and the National Convention for the Republic and Solidarity.