Convergence for Social Democracy (, CPDS) is the largest opposition party in Equatorial Guinea. It was the only opposition party with parliamentary representation during 2013-2017.
Structure
The CPDS is headed by a president and a secretary-general, who are currently Santiago Obama Ndong and Andres Esono Ondo, respectively. The Secretary-General is defined as the leader of the party, while the President is assigned the role of a moderator.
History
After operating clandestinely and publishing its newspaper La Verdad ("The Truth") in the early 1990s, the CPDS applied for legal recognition in November 1992 and was given legal recognition in February 1993. The party was led and founded by Secundino Oyono Edú-Aguong. The CPDS attributed this recognition to international pressure. but remained on the ballot and won 2.2% of the vote; President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea won 97.1%.
In the April 2004 parliamentary election, the party won two seats in the 100-member Chamber of People's Representatives, with CPDS candidates Plácido Micó Abogo and Bacalé winning seats from Malabo. this seat was won by Plácido Micó Abogo.
The CPDS is a full member of the Socialist International.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Election
!Party candidate
!Votes
!%
!Result
|-
|2002
|Celestino Bonifacio Bacalé
|4,570
|2.17%
|Lost
|-
|2009
|Plácido Micó Abogo
|9,700
|3.57%
|Lost
|-
|2016
| colspan="4" |Did not contest
|-
|2022
|Andrés Esono Ondó
|9,684
|2.31%
|Lost
|}
Chamber of Deputies elections
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Election
!Party leader
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/–
!Position
!Result
|-
|1999
| rowspan="3" |Plácido Micó Abogo
|9,735
|5.30%
|
| 1
| 3rd
|
|-
|2004
|12,202
|6.03%
|
| 1
| 3rd
|
|-
|2008
|
|
|
| 1
| 3rd
|
|-
|2013
| rowspan="3" |Andres Esono Ondo
|
|
|
|
| 2nd
|
|-
|2017
|
|2.23%
|
| 1
| 3rd
|
|-
|2022
|
|
|
| 0
|
|
|}
Senate elections
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Election
!Party leader
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/–
!Position
!Result
|-
|2013
| rowspan="3" |Andres Esono Ondo
|
|
|
| 1
| 2nd
|
|-
|2017
|
|2.23%
|
| 1
| 3rd
|
|-
|2022
|
|
|
| 0
|
|
|}
Notes
15 members of the Senate are appointed by the President