The Democratic Party of GuineaAfrican Democratic Rally (PDG-RDA; ) was a political party in Guinea that dominated Guinean politics under a one-party state system from 1960 to 1984.
The PDG-RDA was founded as a branch of the African Democratic Rally (RDA) in June 1947.Thomas O'Toole, Historical Dictionary of Guinea, 1978, p. 55 On 19 October 1958, the party severed its links with the RDA, other members of which supported a closer union with France.O'Toole, p. 60 The party's leader, Ahmed Sékou Touré, became the first president of Guinea. Two years later, he declared the PDG to be the sole legal party in the country. As president of the PDG, Touré was the only candidate for president of the republic, and as such was elected unopposed to four seven-year terms. Every five years, a single list of PDG candidates was returned to the National Assembly. After the death of Touré and a coup staged by Lansana Conté in 1984, the PDG was dissolved.
In 1992, PDG-RDA was revived under the leadership of Ismael Gushein, however, the revived PDG-RDA did not see much success in Guinean elections. The party was dissolved in 2026 by the government of president Mamady Doumbouya.
Electoral history
Presidential elections ElectionParty candidateVotes %Result1961Ahmed Sékou Touré1,576,580100%Elected 19681,990,726100%Elected 19742,432,129100%Elected 19823,063,692100%Elected 1993Ismael Gushein11,6960.6%Lost
National Assembly elections ElectionParty leaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionResult1957Ahmed Sékou Touré584,43877.4% 56 1st 1963100% 19 1st 19681,990,726100% 1st 19742,432,129100% 75 1st 19802,393,600100% 60 1st 1995Ismael GusheinProportional 57,9423% 208 6th rowspan=2 Constituency2002Proportional107,6663.4% 1 4th rowspan=2 Constituency2013Constituency19,6030.66% 3 20rd rowspan=2 Proportional10,5390.33%2020Constituency 1 23rd rowspan=2 Proportional27,6400.96%
See also African Democratic Party of Guinea
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