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.[4] Notably, it won 27, the second most seats, of 102 seats in the 2019 legislative election of Guinea-Bissau in its first election showing.[5] On 28 February 2020, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a member of Madem-G15, took office as President of Guinea-Bissau in a contested election.[6] The party supports former President José Mário Vaz in his dispute with reformist Domingos Simões Pereira.
Movement for Democratic Alternation Movimento para Alternância Democrâtica | |
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| President | Braima Camará |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Split from | PAIGC |
| Ideology | Social democracy[1] Left-wing populism[1] Anti-corruption[1] |
| Political position | Centre-left[2][1] to Centre-right[3] |
| Colors | Green |
| Seats in the National People's Assembly | 29 / 102 |
