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The Republican Party for Independence and Development ( pt, Partido Republicano para a Independência e Desenvolvimento, PRID) 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 ) ...
led by António Afonso Té.


History

The party was established in March 2008 as a breakaway from 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 ...
who supported President
João Bernardo Vieira João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira (; 27 April 1939 – 2 March 2009) was a Bissau-Guinean politician who was the President of Guinea-Bissau from 1980 to 1999, except for a three-day period in May 1984, and from 2005 to 2009. After seizing power ...
.Last elections
IPU
Led by
Aristides Gomes Aristides Gomes (born 8 November 1954
.
) is a Bissau-Guinean politician who was the
2008 parliamentary elections, winning three seats in the National People's Assembly. The party became part of the governing coalition. 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 ...
saw PRID lose all three seats,Seats by party
CNE
whilst Antonio Afonso Té finished seventh in the presidential elections with 3% of the vote.


References

{{Guinea-Bissau political parties Political parties in Guinea-Bissau Political parties established in 2008 2008 establishments in Guinea-Bissau