Party Information (as of April 2009)

• Website: http://www.congressofthepeople.org.za
• Founding Date: 2008
• % of Vote in 2004: N/A
• Contact Email: info@congressofthepeople.org
• Party Facebook Group: http://www.timesurl.at/7856ff
• Follow this Party on Twitter: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://twitter.com%2FVoteCOPE.
• Party Manifesto:  Download

Party Leaders

Mosiuoa Lekota

President
Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota (born 13 August 1948) is a South African politician who currently serves as the President and Leader of the Congress of the People since 16 December 2008 and w... More about Mosiuoa Lekota



Mbhazima Shilowa

Deputy President
Mbhazima Shilowa was born at Olifantshoek in what is now called the Limpopo Province and completed his secondary education at Akani High School in 1978. The following year he moved to Johan... More about Mbhazima Shilowa



Bishop Mvume Dandala


On Friday 20 February, South Africas new COPE party said it had chosen Methodist Bishop Mvume Dandala, 57, as its presidential candidate for the April election. He has served as Presiding B... More about Bishop Mvume Dandala

Online votes from 17th Feb to 21st April 2009

About the Congress of the People

The major catalyst for the party’s formation in 2008 was the forced resignation of former president Thabo Mbeki. Members of Mbeki’s cabinet handed in their resignations as a pledge of solidarity to the ousted president including then vice-president, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and other senior cabinet ministers. Since Cope was formed, an increasing number of ANC members and supporters have joined it.
Cope's vision for South Africa is for  "a democratic, inclusive, prosperous country which shuns all racial, ethnic, gender, narrow chauvinistic stereotypes and prejudices in favour of a caring society, where shared national identity and pride are deeply rooted; and where the freedoms of the people are untrammelled by a selfish political leadership; and where as a country we are at peace with our neighbours and the world"

Taken from: www.congressofthepeople.org.za