Coalition for Reforms and Democracy
Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) | |
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Leader | Raila Odinga |
General Secretary | Norman Magaya |
Co-Principal | Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka |
Co-Principal | Moses Wetangula |
Joint Chair | James Orengo, Johnson Muthama, Eseli Simiyu |
Founded | 4 December 2012 |
Dissolved | March 27, 2017 |
Succeeded by | National Super Alliance |
Newspaper | The Kenyan Weekly |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
Colours | |
Slogan | Tuko Tayari WE Are Ready |
Coalition Partners | ODM WDM FORD-Kenya and others |
National Assembly | 146 / 349
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Senate | 29 / 67
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Governors | 30 / 47
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Members of County Assemblies | 1,487 / 2,526
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Party flag | |
The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy was a coalition of multiple political parties, built around the triumvirate of Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka, and Moses Wetangula, to contest the Kenya general elections of 2013. The members of the coalition are Orange Democratic Movement, Wiper Democratic Movement, FORD-Kenya, Kenya Social Congress, KADU–Asili, Peoples Democratic Party, Mkenya Solidarity Movement, Chama Cha Uzalendo, Muungano Development Movement Party of Kenya, United Democratic Movement, Chama Cha Mwananchi, Federal Party of Kenya[1][2] Following the hotly contested elections that saw Jubilee alliance win, Cord filed a petition contesting the results. The Supreme Court rejected Cord's petition and declared Kenyatta the president-elect.
The Coalition of Reforms and Democracy was the official opposition party in Kenya for the 2013 elections. It had broad support in Kenya with roughly 50% of the Electorate in Kenya.
The coalition was dissolved after the current session of parliament leading up to the 2017 elections as part of the creation of the National Super Alliance.[3]
References
- ^ "Raila, Kalonzo seal deal as Mudavadi joins Uhuru, Ruto". The Standard. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ CORD Manifesto 2013
- ^ Ongiri, Isaac (2017-02-23). "Nasa chiefs agree to annul Cord in new power deal". Daily Nation. Retrieved 2017-05-24.