The Democratic Convergence Party (Portuguese: Partido da Convergência Democrática, PCD) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau.
History
editThe party was formed on 2 August 1991 by Víctor Mandinga.[1] In the 1994 elections it put forward Carlos Gomes Júnior as its candidate as Mandinga was ineligible due to not having both parents born in Guinea-Bissau.[2] In the elections to the 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.[3]
The alliance contested the 2023 legislative election as part of a PAIGC-led coalition, the Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka, that won 54 out of the 102 available seats.[4]
Election results
editNational People's Assembly
edit| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 15,411 | 5.30% | 0 / 100
|
New |  5th
|
Extra-parliamentary |
| 1999 | Did not contest | 0 / 102
|
 0
|
— | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2004 | Part of the United Platform | 0 / 100
|
0
|
4th
|
Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2008 | Part of the Democratic Alliance |  8th
|
Opposition | |||
| 2014 | 19,757 | 3.37% | 2 / 102
|
4th
|
Opposition | |
| 2019 | 9,864 | 1.64% | 0 / 102
|
2
|
6th
|
Extra-parliamentary |
| 2023 | Part of the Inclusive Alliance Platform | TBA | ||||
References
edit- ^ Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Scarecrow Press, pix
- ^ Elections in Guinea-Bissau African Elections Database
- ^ Seats by party Archived April 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine CNE
- ^ "PAI–Terra Ranke é a grande vencedora das legislativas, com cinquenta e quatro deputados". O Democrata. 8 June 2023.