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.[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

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

1. Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Scarecrow Press, pix
2. Elections in Guinea-Bissau African Elections Database
3. Seats by party Archived April 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine CNE
4. "PAI–Terra Ranke é a grande vencedora das legislativas, com cinquenta e quatro deputados". O Democrata. 8 June 2023.