Democratic Convergence Party (Guinea-Bissau)
The Democratic Convergence Party (Portuguese: Partido da Convergência Democrática, PCD) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau.
History
The party was formed on 2 August 1991 by Víctor Mandinga.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10]
Election results
National People's Assembly
| 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
- ^ https://africa.com/guinea-bissau-junta-adopts-transitional-charter/
- ^ https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/07/guinea-bissau-military-forms-national-transitional-council-after-coup//
- ^ https://www.africanews.com/2025/12/07/guinea-bissau-military-forms-national-transitional-council-after-coup//
- ^ https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2025/12/16/ecowas-rejects-guinea-bissaus-military-junta-transition-program
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/guinea-bissaus-transitional-military-adopts-charter-barring-leaders-elections-2025-12-10/#:~:text=The%20coup%20came%20one%20day,election%20scheduled%20for%20December%2028
- ^ https://africa.com/guinea-bissau-junta-adopts-transitional-charter/
- ^ 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.