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|seats2_title = NCOP seats |seats2 = |seats3_title = |seats3 = |seats4_title = |seats4 = |symbol = |flag = 200px |website = |country = South Africa |footnotes = }} The Congress of the People (COPE) is a South African political party formed in 2008 by former members of the African National Congress (ANC). The party was founded by former ANC members Mosiuoa Lekota, Mbhazima Shilowa and Mluleki George to contest the 2009 general election. The party was announced following a national convention held in Sandton on 1 November 2008, and was founded at a congress held in Bloemfontein on 16 December 2008. The name echoes the 1955 Congress of the People at which the Freedom Charter was adopted by the ANC and other parties, a name strongly contested by the ANC in a legal move dismissed by the Pretoria High Court. In the 2009 general election, the party received 1,311,027 votes and a 7.42% share of the vote. Following the 2009 elections, COPE experienced a leadership dispute between factions supporting Mosiuoa Lekota and others supporting Mbhazima Shilowa,〔(sowetanlive.co.za 2011/05/13 )〕 that led to a 2013 court battle,〔(iol.co.za )〕 and continued into 2014.〔(bdlive.co.za 2014/01/07 )〕 After the 2014 election, COPE was left with only three seats in the National Assembly, down from 30 seats in 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/politics/2014/05/09/only-cope-has-lost-more-seats-than-anc )〕 ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Congress of the People (South African political party)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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