The Patriotic Movement for Democracy and Development (, MPDD) is a political party in

Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...

. It is led by

Agbéyomé Kodjo Messan Agbéyomé Gabriel Kodjo (12 October 1954 – 3 March 2024) was a Togolese politician who served as Heads of Government of Togo, Prime Minister of Togo from 29 August 2000 to 27 June 2002. Life and career Kodjo was born in Tokpli, now in ...

, who stood as the party's candidate for the 2020 Togolese presidential election. As of 2019, it had 2 mayors, 4 deputy mayors, 25 municipal councilors and 2

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members. Its headquarters are located in the Togolese capital

Lomé Lomé ( , ) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Togo, largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437

. During the 2020 Togolese presidential election, Kodjo was supported by former politician and Archbishop Emeritus of Lome Philippe Fanoko Kpodzro. Both Kodjo and Kpodzro were placed under house arrest by Togolese authorities during the election, with external media sources suggesting it was politically motivated. Both men were re-arrested by Togolese gendarmes on April 22 after Kodjo disputed the results of the election. Fifteen MPDD supporters, who were arrested at the same time as Kodjo, were released in August following four months of detention.

Ideology

The party has called for swift constitutional reforms and pledged to fight against corruption in Togo.

References

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