The Pan-African Patriotic Convergence () is a political party in Togo. Adrien Béléki Akouété is the current president of the CPP since 2020. The CPP was created in August 1999"World Briefing: Togo: Opposition Alliance", The New York Times, August 17, 1999. through the merger of four parties:Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 591. the Togolese Union for Democracy (UTD), led by Kodjo, the Party of Action for Democracy (PAD), led by Francis Ekoh, the Party of Democrats for Unity (PDU), and the Union for Democracy and Solidarity (UDS), led by Antoine Foly.
The CPP, as part of the Coalition of Democratic Forces, boycotted the 2002 parliamentary election."Communiqué de presse de la Coalition des Forces Démocratiques à la suite de la mascarade électorale du 27 octobre 2002", togo-confidentiel.com, October 28, 2002 . Kodjo ran as the CPP's candidate in the 2003 presidential election."Togo: Security to vote on Thursday instead of Sunday", IRIN, May 28, 2003. During the campaign, the CPP called for a debate on television between Kodjo and President Gnassingbé Eyadéma after the Rally of the Togolese People (RPT), the ruling party, engaged in what it considered personal attacks on Kodjo. In the election, Kodjo received 0.96% of the vote"RAPPORT DE LA MISSION EXPLORATOIRE DEPECHEE DANS LA PERSPECTIVE DE L’ELECTION PRESIDENTIELLE ANTICIPEE DU 24 AVRIL 2005 AU TOGO" , democratie.francophonie.org ."Edem Kodjo, un Premier ministre sans transition", Radio France Internationale, June 9, 2005 . and took fifth place. The CPP called for the opposition to unite to choose a single candidate in the 2005 presidential election, following Eyadéma's death."Togo: Voters to go to polls on 24 April to elect new president", IRIN, March 4, 2005.
Following the 2005 presidential election, Kodjo was appointed as Prime Minister on 8 June 2005. In the government named under Kodjo on 20 June, another member of the CPP, Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové, was appointed Minister of Trade and Industry.Muriel Signouret, "Kodjo à la barre", Jeune Afrique, June 26, 2005 . The party participated in the 2007 parliamentary election,"Comment sont décomptés les suffrages", Republicoftogo.com, October 14, 2007 . but did not win any seats.Text of Constitutional Court decision (final election results) , October 30, 2007 . In the first ever indirect presidential elections held in May 2025, the ruling party, the Union for the Republic (UNIR), endorsed Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové for the presidency. He was eventually elected unanimously by the National Assembly and was immediately sworn in as president.
Electoral history
Presidential elections ElectionCandidate Votes %Results2003 Edem Kodjo 22,482 1.0% Lost 2025 Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové 150 100%Won
National Assembly elections ElectionLeader Votes % Seats +/–PositionGovernment2002 Edem KodjoBoycotted2007 43,898 1.9% 4th2013 15,602 0.8% 5th2018 7th2024 Adrien Béléki Akouété 11th
See also :Category:Pan-African Patriotic Convergence politicians
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