The Popular Liberation Movement (MPL), the party led by Expérience Tebe, is no longer a member of the opposition’s consultative framework (CCO).
The party has formalized its withdrawal from the opposition’s forum for dialogue opposed to the “rupture” regime. On Saturday, September 6, 2025, the party leader laid out the reasons that led to the party’s departure from the Opposition Consultative Framework on the eve of the 2026 general elections.
The party gives several reasons to justify its decision. Among others, it points to an assessment of the framework deemed unsatisfactory and the observation that member parties were acting in isolation on the eve of the 2026 general elections.
In a new statement, the party said it joined this framework with a sincere commitment and a firm determination to help create a fair, transparent, and inclusive electoral environment. According to Expérience Tèbè, the party’s vision in joining the consultative framework was to take part in revising the electoral code and drawing up slates of candidates that reflect the diversity of our nation.
“We were ready to make concessions, even to set aside our own logo, in order to reach a consensus,” he said.
However, the MPL noted that the other members of the Framework persist in an attitude of duplicity and inaction. “Despite our repeated efforts, the deadlocks persisted, fueled by personal considerations and ego issues that deeply undermine the spirit of collaboration and social cohesion,” he lamented.
He points out, for example, that his party was unable to obtain the reports on the results of the audit of the voter registry.
Furthermore, the framework failed to organize the opposition into two strong blocs to go in on equal footing with 10% under a governance agreement for the legislative elections, just like the two parties of the ruling camp. Faced with all these shortcomings, the MPL decided to withdraw.
The opposition consultative framework was created in November 2024 to work toward organizing free, transparent, and inclusive elections in 2026. An initiative of the party Les Démocrates, the framework initially comprised the Movement for Liberation (MPL), the Grande solidarité républicaine (GSR), the Nouvelle force nationale (NFN) and Daniel Edah’s movement Nous le ferons.