2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁At ▁A DE MA ' s ▁first ▁ordinary ▁con gress , ▁held ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Tra or é ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁First ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁while ▁I bra him ▁Bou b ac ar ▁Ke ï ta ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁its ▁President . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁as ▁a ▁Deput y ▁from ▁N ara ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁res igned ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁seat . ▁In ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁he ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁A DE MA ▁Parliament ary ▁Group ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Ke ï ta ▁as ▁A DE MA ▁President ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Tra or é ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁A DE MA ▁President ▁at ▁the ▁party ' s ▁first ▁extraordinary ▁con gress , ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 5 – 2 8 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁N ara ▁and ▁lost ▁his ▁seat . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁Tra or é ▁ran ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁an ▁A DE MA ▁list ▁in ▁N ara , ▁where ▁three ▁seats ▁were ▁at ▁st ake . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁his ▁list ▁won ▁ 3 9