The Congress of Democrats (CoD) is a Namibian opposition party without representation in the National Assembly and was led by Ben Ulenga from 2004 to 2015.

It was established in 1999, prior to that year's general elections,[1] and started off with a number of notable politicians that left the ruling SWAPO party.

This includes Ulenga who left SWAPO to protest plans to amend the constitution so that President Sam Nujoma could run for a third term.

The Ulenga faction accused Shixwameni of "revolt[ing] against the party and its democratically elected leadership by organising illegitimate parallel national structures against CoD structures, and by attempting to usurp the national leadership of the party" following his defeat at the May 2008 congress.

[6] On July 17, 2008,[7] the High Court nullified the May 2007 congress and ruled that the CoD members expelled in August 2007 had to be allowed back into the party.