The National Democratic Front (NDF) is a

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Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

History

Founded by

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, the party first contested national elections in

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, when it received only 156 votes and failed to win a seat. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp366-368 In the 1992 elections it received just 68 votes and remained without parliamentary representation. In the 1997 elections it received 105 votes and again failed to win a seat. Prior to the 2011 general elections the party joined the

A Partnership for National Unity A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) is a left-wing political alliance in Guyana. History The APNU was formed in July 2011 in order to contest the 2011 general elections,Commonwealth Secretariat (2012)l. ''Guyana National and Regional Ele ...

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APNU The alliance subsequently won 26 of the 53 seats in the National Assembly. In the build up to the

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the alliance formed a joint electoral list with the Alliance for Change, which won the elections.

References

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