Madem G15

Political party in Guinea-Bissau
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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.

MADEM-G15 party office in Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau

Electoral history

National People's Assembly

Election Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2019 126,935 21.07%
27 / 102
New Increase 3rd Opposition (2019-2020)
Coalition (2020-2023)
2023 163,509 24.39%
29 / 102
Increase 2 Increase 2nd TBA

References

  1. ^ a b c https://africaelects.com/guinea-bissau/ Guinea-Bissau - Africa Elects
  2. ^ "Entrevista Exclusiva com Braima Camará". Rispito.com. 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Guinea-Bissau Parliament 2019". www.electionguide.org. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  5. ^ "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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