Democratic Convergence Party (Guinea-Bissau)
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The Democratic Convergence Party (, PCD) is a political party in
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...
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History

The party was formed on 2 August 1991 by Víctor Mandinga. In the
1994 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1994. Africa * 1994 Botswana general election * 1994 Guinea-Bissau general election * 1994 Malawian general election * 1994 Mozambican general election * 1994 Namibian general election * 1994 South Afr ...
it put forward
Carlos Gomes Júnior Carlos Domingos Gomes Júnior (born December 19, 1949)
(in Portuguese).
is a National People's Assembly the party received 5.3% of the vote but failed to win a seat. Prior to the 2004 elections the party joined the United Platform alliance, which failed to win a seat. It contested the 2008 elections as part of the Democratic Alliance, which won a single seat. The party ran alone in the 2014 parliamentary elections, winning two seats. The alliance contested the 2023 legislative election as part of a
PAIGC The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (, PAIGC) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau. Originally formed to peacefully campaign for independence from Portugal, the party turned to armed conflict in the 1960s and was o ...
-led coalition, the Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka, that won 54 out of the 102 available seats.


Election results


National People's Assembly


References

{{Authority control Political parties in Guinea-Bissau Political parties established in 1991 1991 establishments in Guinea-Bissau