The Democratic Social Front ( pt, Frente Democrática Social, FDS) is a political party 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 party was established in March 1990 by

Rafael Paula Barbosa Rafael Paula Barbosa (c.1926 – 2 January 2007) was a political activist in Portuguese Guinea, now known as Guinea-Bissau. He was born in Safim, near Bissau, to a Guinean mother and Cape Verdean father. He worked as a civil construction engineer ...

, a founder and the first President of the ruling

African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde 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 ...

.Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau'', Scarecrow Press, p188 It was part of the

Union for Change The Union for Change ( pt, União para a Mudança, UM) is a political alliance in Guinea-Bissau. History The UM was established in 1994 as an alliance of six parties; the Democratic Front (FD), the Democratic Party of Progress (PDP), the Democr ...

alliance for the 1994 elections. Although the alliance won six seats, the FDS did not take any. It contested the 1999 parliamentary elections alone, winning two seats. The 2004 parliamentary elections as part of the

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, which failed to win a seat. The party also failed to win a seat in the

2014 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2014. * 2014 United Nations Security Council election 16 October 2014 Africa * 2014 Algerian presidential election 17 April 2014 * 2014 Botswana general election 24 October 2014 * 2014 Comorian presi ...

,Seats by party
CNE receiving just 1,643 votes (0.3%).

References

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