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Opposition coalition in Republic of Congo holds first convention

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Three parties in Congo-Brazzaville are meeting to lay out their objectives for the 2026 elections and challenge President Nguesso’s long rule. Three opposition parties in the Republic of Congo have met for their first convention as a coalition to outline the group’s goals ahead of the 2026 elections so they can unseat President Denis Nguesso, who has been in power since 1997. The Alliance for Democratic Alternation in 2026 (2AD2026), whose members gathered on Sunday, is made up of the Democracy and Development party of former President Jacques Joachim Yhomby Opango, the Movement of Republicans and the People’s Party. “This work enabled us to adopt the texts and above all to set ourselves short-, medium- and long-term objectives,” said Destin Gavet, 2AD2026’s first president and a Movement of Republicans member. Gavet said several recommendations were also made to address the issue of political prisoners, including Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko and André Okombi Salissa. “The release of polit