The United Platform (, PU) was a political alliance in
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤« 𞤄ðž¤ðž¤§ðž¤¢ðž¥„𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...
.
History
The PU was established in 2003 as an alliance of the
Democratic Convergence Party, the
Democratic Front, the
Democratic Social Front
The Democratic Social Front ( pt, Frente Democrática Social, FDS) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau.
History
The party was established in March 1990 by Rafael Paula Barbosa, a founder and the first President of the ruling African Party for ...
,
FLING
The Struggle Front for the National Independence of Guinea ( pt, Frente de Luta pela Independência Nacional da Guiné, FLING) was a political movement in Guinea-Bissau. Founded by groups opposed to the Marxist doctrine of AmÃlcar Cabral and the ...
and the
Solidarity and Work Party, and was led by
Hélder Vaz Lopes Hélder is a given name in Portuguese. The unrelated German-Jewish surname "Helder" is also given the accent in Portuguese, such as the Portuguese poet Herberto Hélder (1930-).
The name is sometimes confused with Heitor. People named Hélder incl ...
, a former leader of the
Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement
The Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement (, RGB-MB) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau. Once the main opposition organisation in the country, it is today a minor party without parliamentary representation.
History
The party was establ ...
.
[Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau'', Scarecrow Press, p399] A co-founder was his cousin
Zinha Vaz
Francisca Maria Monteira e Silva Vaz Turpin, better known as Zinha Vaz (born 4 October 1952), is a Bissau-Guinean women's rights activist and politician. She has been a member of the National People's Assembly for several terms for the Resistance ...
.
The alliance received 4.5% of the vote in the
2004 parliamentary elections, but failed to win a seat. The PU did not nominate a candidate for the
2005 presidential elections, but supported runner-up
Malam Bacai Sanhá
Malam Bacai Sanhá () (5 May 1947 – 9 January 2012) was a Guinea-Bissau politician who was President of Guinea-Bissau from 8 September 2009 until his death on 9 January 2012. A member of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Ca ...
of the
PAIGC
The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde ( pt, Partido Africano para a Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde, PAIGC) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau. Originally formed to peacefully campaign for independence from ...
.
[Mendy, p326] The PU was dissolved before the
2008 parliamentary elections.
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References
Political party alliances in Guinea-Bissau
Political parties established in 2003
2003 establishments in Guinea-Bissau
Defunct political parties in Guinea-Bissau
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