Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement
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Flag of the French Guiana Liberation Movement, supported by the MDES
The Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement (French: Mouvement de décolonisation et d'émancipation sociale) (abbreviated: MDES) is a political party for independence in French Guiana. It is generally a party of the far left.
Platform
The principle platform of the party is the demand for independence of Guiana, currently an overseas region and one of the 26 regions of France. They also consider the possibility of becoming an overseas territory, which is different from an Overseas region. The decolonization movement that took
Electoral results
In 1998, the MDES obtained 3 seats in the regional elections with 8.6% of the vote. But in the 2004 regional elections, the MDES list put forward by Maurice Pindard obtained only 6.55% of the vote and no seats.
External links
Categories:
- Political parties in French Guiana
- Socialist parties in France
- Secession in France
- French Guiana stubs
- French political party stubs
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