Movement for Democratic Alternation | |
Native Name: | Movimento para Alternância Democrâtica |
Native Name Lang: | Portuguese |
Foundation: | 2018 |
Split: | PAIGC |
Ideology: | [1] |
Position: | Centre-left[2] |
President: | Braima Camará |
Country: | Guinea-Bissau |
Colors: | Green |
Seats1 Title: | Seats in the National People's Assembly |
Madem-G15, officially the Movement for Democratic Alternation, Group of 15 (pt|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.
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government | |
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2019 | 126,935 | 21.07% | New | 3rd | |||
2023 | 163,509 | 24.39% | 2 | 2nd |