The Democratic Convergence Party (, PCD) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau.
History The party was formed on 2 August 1991 by Víctor Mandinga.Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Scarecrow Press, pix In the 1994 elections it put forward Carlos Gomes Júnior as its candidate as Mandinga was ineligible due to not having both parents born in Guinea-Bissau.Elections in Guinea-Bissau African Elections Database In the elections to the National People's Assembly the party received 5.3% of the vote but failed to win a seat.
Prior to the 2004 elections the party joined the United Platform alliance, which failed to win a seat. It contested the 2008 elections as part of the Democratic Alliance, which won a single seat. The party ran alone in the 2014 parliamentary elections, winning two seats.Seats by party CNE
The alliance contested the 2023 legislative election as part of a PAIGC-led coalition, the Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka, that won 54 out of the 102 available seats.
Election results National People's Assembly ElectionVotes%Seats+/–PositionStatus199415,4115.30%New 5th1999Did not contest 02004Part of the United Platform 0 4th2008Part of the Democratic Alliance 8th201419,7573.37% 4th20199,8641.64% 2 6th2023Part of the Inclusive Alliance Platform
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