The Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement (french: Mouvement de décolonisation et d'émancipation sociale, MDES) is a pro-independence political party in French Guiana.

Platform

The principal platform of the party is the demand for independence of Guiana, currently an

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and one of the 26 regions of France. They also consider the possibility of becoming an overseas territory, which is different from an overseas region.

Election participation

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

, the MDES obtained 3 seats in the regional elections with 8.6% of the vote. However, in the 2004 regional elections, the MDES list put forward by Maurice Pindard obtained only 6.55% of the vote and no seats. In 2012 parliamentary elections, the MDES obtained 17.30% of votes. Alain Tien-Liong, who represented the Cayenne South-West constituency in the body, served as president of the General Council of French Guiana from 2004 to 2015. In the

2022 French legislative election Legislative elections in France were held on 12 and 19 June 2022 to elect the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic. The elections took place following the 2022 French presidential election, which was held in A ...

, MDES candidate Jean-Victor Castor was elected to represent French Guiana's 1st constituency in the National Assembly.

''Rot Kozé''

The party runs a newspaper ''Rot Kozé'' (a French Guianese Creole term that means "Other speech"; '), which advocates for autonomy for French Guiana.

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