Convergence for the Development of Mali

Convergence for the Development of Mali (French: Convergence pour le développement du Mali, CODEM) is a political party in Mali. Its emblem is a distaff and its slogan is "Let's count on our own strengths first" (Comptons d’abord sur nos propres forces).

Convergence for the Development of Mali Convergence pour le développement du Mali
Spokesperson	Housseini Guindo
Founded	2008
National Assembly	5 / 147
Politics of Mali Political parties Elections

History

The party was established on 23 May 2008 by five MPs; Alassane Abba, Housseini Guindo, Marie Sylla, Saran Sinaté and Souleymane Guindo.

In the 2013 parliamentary elections it won five seats, becoming the fifth largest party in the National Assembly.^[1]