The United Platform (, PU) 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 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 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. 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.

References

Political party alliances in Guinea-Bissau Political parties established in 2003 2003 establishments in Guinea-Bissau Defunct political parties in Guinea-Bissau {{GuineaBissau-party-stub