Convergence for Social Democracy
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Convergence for Social Democracy (Spanish: Convergencia para la Democracia Social, CpDS) is the only major opposition party in Equatorial Guinea.
The CpDS is led by a President and a Secretary-General, who are currently Santiago Obama Ndong and Plácido Micó Abogo, respectively. The party's candidate in the December 2002 presidential election was Celestino Bonifacio Bacalé Obiang, who won 2.2% of the vote compared to 97.1% for President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea. Opposition parties decided to boycott the elections after incidents of alleged electoral fraud and intimidation.
In the April 2004 parliamentary election, the party won two seats in the 100-member parliament. In the 2008 parliamentary election, it won one out of 100 seats.[1]
Although the Convergence is a legally recognized party, its members are regularly detained and/or tortured by police.
The CpDS publishes a newsletter called La Verdad ("The Truth").
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- ^ "Guinée équatoriale: le parti présidentiel grand vainqueur des législatives", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), May 9, 2008.
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