Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial
The Partido Democrático de Guinea Ecuatorial ( PDGE , Spanish for Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea ) is by far the leading party in the African state of Equatorial Guinea .
history
The party was founded in 1986 by Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and was the only approved party in the country until 1991. The party has come under fire for its authoritarian structure and for election manipulation and irregularities, as well as for the systematic suppression of oppositional forces.
Election results
The PDGE achieved the following results in the parliamentary elections:
- 1988: 41 of 41 seats
- 1993: 68 of 80 seats
- 1999: 75 of 80 seats
- 2004: 68 out of 100 seats, together with the so-called Democratic Opposition 98 out of 100 seats
- 2008: 99 out of 100 seats
- 2017: 99 out of 100 seats
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ usembassy.org ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Amnesty International report on elections in Equatorial Guinea
- ^ Election results in Equatorial Guinea
