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Political party in Guinea-Bissau From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Guinean Workers' Party (PTG ; Portuguese: Partido dos Trabalhadores Guineenses) is a Guinea-Bissau political party, founded in 2021 by then-time Minister of the Interior Botche Candé.
Guinean Workers' Party Partido dos Trabalhadores Guineenses | |
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Abbreviation | PTG |
Leader | Botche Candé |
Founder | Botche Candé |
Founded | 16 December 2021 |
Split from | Madem G15 Party for Social Renewal APU-PDGB |
Headquarters | Bissau |
Ideology | Social democracy[1][better source needed] |
Political position | Centre-left[1][better source needed] |
Slogan | «Together for Guinea-Bissau» (Portuguese: «Juntos pela Guiné-Bissau»)[2] |
National People's Assembly | 6 / 102 |
Website | |
ptg.gw (archived) | |
The Guinean Workers' Party was formed in December 2021 by Botche Candé, a former member of the Party for Social Renewal (PRS) and Minister of the Interior in the government of Nuno Gomes Nabiam. It is made up of leaders and executives from different political formations such as Mama Saliu Lambá, former first vice-president of the Assembly of the People United (APU-PDGB), as well as members of the Madem G15 party.[3][4]
The party held its founding congress in the Bissau on 16–17 December 2021, after which Botche Candé was elected President of the PTG.[5]
In 2023, the party participated in the 2023 parliamentary elections for the first time, and won 6 seats out of 102 in the National People's Assembly.[6]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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2023 | 54,784 | 8.17% | 6 / 102 |
New | 4th | TBA |
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