Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka

The Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka (PAI – Terra Ranka; Portuguese: Plataforma Aliança Inclusiva; Guinea-Bissau Creole: Terra Ranka, lit. 'the country starts'"^[1]) is a Bissau-Guinean political coalition formed for the 2023 legislative election and mainly led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAICG).

Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka Plataforma Aliança Inclusiva – Terra Ranka
Abbreviation	PAI-Terra Ranka
Leader	Domingos Simões Pereira
Founder	Domingos Simões Pereira
Founded	3 April 2023 (2023-04-03)
Ideology	Social democracy Democratic socialism Pan-Africanism
Political position	Centre-left
Coalition members	PAIGC, UM, PCD, MDG, other small parties
Colors	Red, green and yellow
Seats in the National People's Assembly	54 / 102
Politics of Guinea-Bissau Political parties Elections

History

The Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka (PAI-Terra Ranka) was formed in April 2023 by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAICG) and four other parties - the Union for Change (UM), the Democratic Convergence Party (PCD), the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and the Guinean Democratic Movement (MDG) — in view of the 2023 legislative election.^[2] The coalition relies on the "Terra Ranka" program, a set of measures proposed since 2014 by the PAICG for the development of Guinea-Bissau.^[3]

At the beginning of May, the coalition is approved by the electoral commission to participate in the elections and takes as its symbol a house which takes up the colors of the PAICG.^[3]

On 19 May 2023, the coalition signed a coalition agreement integrating eighteen minor political parties that were unable to stand in the legislative elections in order to broaden its electoral base.^[4]

In the 2023 legislative election, the coalition tops the ballot and wins an absolute majority with 54 seats in the National People's Assembly.^[5] The President of the Republic Umaro Sissoco Embaló admitted his defeat after the announcement of the provisional results on 8 June. He congratulated the PAI-Terra Ranka coalition and announced his decision to appoint the leader of the PAIGC, Domingos Simões Pereira, to the post of Prime Minister, agreeing to reconsider his declarations of rejection of this option during the electoral campaign.^[5][6]

References

1. Embalo, Allen Yéro (14 May 2023). "Guinée-Bissau : début de campagne pour des législatives qui s'annoncent serrées". RFI (in French). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
2. Mussá Baldé (3 April 2023). "Guiné-Bissau : PAIGC anuncia aliança pré eleitoral". RFI (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
3. Mussá Baldé (9 May 2023). "Coligação com PAIGC tem aprovação para eleições legislativas". RFI (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
4. LUSA (19 May 2023). "Coligação PAI-Terra Ranka assina acordo de coligação com 18 partidos". Visão (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
5. Rédaction (8 June 2023). "Guinée-Bissau : le parti du président Sissoco grand perdant des élections". TV5 Monde. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
6. "En Guinée-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló contraint à la cohabitation". Jeune Afrique. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

External links

• PAI-Terra Ranka electoral program