Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement
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The Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement is a political party
in Guinea-Bissau
. It was founded in 1986 as the Bafatá Movement (Movimento Bafatá) after the execution of 6 public figures, amongst them Coronel Paulo Correia and Dr. Viriato Rodrigues Pa.
In Guinea-Bissau's first multiparty elections held in 1994, RGB-MB presidential candidate Domingos Fernandes won 17.44% of the vote (finishing third out of eight candidates). The party won 19 out of 100 seats in the National People's Assembly
.
The RGB-MB became the second largest party in the National People's Assembly following elections held on 28 November 1999, capturing 29 out of 102 seats. In presidential elections held on the same day, RGB-MB candidate Salvador Tchongó won 1.87% of the vote.
In the most recent legislative election
, held on 28 March 2004, the party won 1.85% of the vote but failed to gain representation in the National People's Assembly. The RGB-MB did not field a candidate in the 2005 presidential election
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
. It was founded in 1986 as the Bafatá Movement (Movimento Bafatá) after the execution of 6 public figures, amongst them Coronel Paulo Correia and Dr. Viriato Rodrigues Pa.
In Guinea-Bissau's first multiparty elections held in 1994, RGB-MB presidential candidate Domingos Fernandes won 17.44% of the vote (finishing third out of eight candidates). The party won 19 out of 100 seats in the National People's Assembly
National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau
The unicameral National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau is the country's legislative body.The current National People's Assembly, formed following elections held on 28 March 2004, has a total of 102 seats. 100 members are elected through a system of party-list proportional representation...
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The RGB-MB became the second largest party in the National People's Assembly following elections held on 28 November 1999, capturing 29 out of 102 seats. In presidential elections held on the same day, RGB-MB candidate Salvador Tchongó won 1.87% of the vote.
In the most recent legislative election
Guinea-Bissau legislative election, 2004
A legislative election was held in Guinea-Bissau on March 28, 2004. The election had been repeatedly postponed due to political and financial chaos in the country, and due to the coup d'état which overthrew President Kumba Ialá in September 2003....
, held on 28 March 2004, the party won 1.85% of the vote but failed to gain representation in the National People's Assembly. The RGB-MB did not field a candidate in the 2005 presidential election
Guinea-Bissau presidential election, 2005
Guinea-Bissau held a presidential election on 19 June 2005, and a second round run-off vote was held on 24 July. The election marked the end of a transition to democratic rule after the previously elected government was overthrown in a September 2003 military coup led by General Veríssimo Correia...
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