The Democratic Alliance ( pt, Aliança Democrática, AD) was a political alliance in

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...

History

The alliance was established in 1999 and was initially led

Jorge Mandinga Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος ('' Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

. Its members initially included the Democratic Convergence Party led by Victor Mandinga (Jorge's brother) and the Democratic Front.Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau'', Scarecrow Press, p27 It won three seats in the 1999 parliamentary elections.Elections in Guinea-Bissau
African Elections Database The Alliance was part of the wider

United Platform The United Platform (, PU) was a political alliance in Guinea-Bissau. History The PU was established in 2003 as an alliance of the Democratic Convergence Party, the Democratic Front, the Democratic Social Front, FLING and the Solidarity and Wo ...

alliance for the 2004 elections, but failed to win a seat. However, it won a single seat in the 2008 parliamentary elections. It put forward

Vicente Fernandes Vicente is an Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese name. Like its French variant, Vincent, it is derived from the Latin name ''Vincentius'' meaning "conquering" (from Latin ''vincere'', "to conquer"). Vicente may refer to: Location *São Vicente, Ca ...

as its candidate for the 2012 presidential elections. Fernandes finished sixth with 1.4% of the vote.

References

Political party alliances in Guinea-Bissau Political parties established in 1999 1999 establishments in Guinea-Bissau Defunct political parties in Guinea-Bissau {{GuineaBissau-party-stub