Madem-G15, officially the Movement for Democratic Alternation, Group of 15 (Portuguese: Movimento para Alternância Democrática, Grupo dos 15), is a political party in Guinea-Bissau founded by former members of PAIGC in 2018, named for the 15 members who left the PAIGC.[3] Notably, it won 27, the second most seats, of 102 seats in the 2019 legislative election of Guinea-Bissau in its first election showing.[4] On 28 February 2020, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a member of Madem-G15, took office as President of Guinea-Bissau in a contested election.[5] The party supports former President José Mário Vaz in his dispute with reformist Domingos Simões Pereira.
Movement for Democratic Alternation Movimento para Alternância Democrâtica | |
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| President | Braima Camará |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Split from | PAIGC |
| Ideology | Social democracy[1][better source needed] Left-wing populism[1][better source needed] Anti-corruption[1][better source needed] |
| Political position | Centre-left[2] |
| Colors | Green |
| Seats in the National People's Assembly | 29 / 102 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Electoral history
editNational People's Assembly
edit| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 2019 | 126,935 | 21.07% | 27 / 102
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New |  3rd
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Opposition (2019-2020) |
| Coalition (2020-2023) | ||||||
| 2023 | 163,509 | 24.39% | 29 / 102
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References
edit- ^ a b c https://africaelects.com/guinea-bissau/ Guinea-Bissau - Africa Elects
- ^ "Entrevista Exclusiva com Braima Camará". Rispito.com. 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "Bissau : Madem-G15 lance la bataille pour la conquête du Pouvoir". Bissauactu.com (in French). 2018-08-17. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Guinea-Bissau Parliament 2019". www.electionguide.org. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ^ "Umaro Sissoco Embalo swears himself in as Guinea-Bissau president". BusinessLIVE. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
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