Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement

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Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement
Mouvement de décolonisation et d'émancipation sociale
Leader Fabien Canavy
Founded1991 [1]
Headquarters21 Rue Maissin, Cayenne
NewspaperRot Kozé (Notre cause) [1]
Ideology Guianese nationalism
Anti-colonialism [1]
Marxism [1]
Political position Far-left [1]
National affiliation Democratic and Republican Left group
Colours Orange, Green
National Assembly (Guiana seats)
1 / 2
Senate (Guiana seats)
0 / 2
Assembly of French Guiana
3 / 55
Website
mdesguyane.org
Flag of the French Guiana, supported by the MDES Flag of French Guiana.svg
Flag of the French Guiana, supported by the MDES

The Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement (French : Mouvement de décolonisation et d'émancipation sociale, MDES) is a pro-independence political party in French Guiana.

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Platform

The principal 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.

Election participation

In 1998, the MDES obtained 3 seats in the regional elections with 8.6% of the vote. However, in the 2004 regional elections, the MDES list put forward by Maurice Pindard obtained only 6.55% of the vote and no seats. In 2012 parliamentary elections, the MDES obtained 17.30% of votes.

Alain Tien-Liong, who represented the Cayenne South-West constituency in the body, served as president of the General Council of French Guiana from 2004 to 2015.

In the 2022 French legislative election, MDES candidate Jean-Victor Castor was elected to represent French Guiana's 1st constituency in the National Assembly. [2]

Ròt Kozé

The party runs a newspaper Ròt Kozé (a French Guianese Creole term that means "Other speech"; French : Autre discours), which advocates for autonomy for French Guiana. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Guyane : interview de Maurice Pindard, secrétaire général du MDES Archived 2019-04-04 at the Wayback Machine New Anticapitalist Party, 16 January 2010 (in French)
  2. "Avec 9 038 voix, Jean-Victor Castor est le nouveau député de la 1ere circonscription". Guyane la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  3. "Avec 9 038 voix, Jean-Victor Castor est le nouveau député de la 1ere circonscription". Guyane la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  4. Mathieu, Samir (December 15, 2021). "Le MDES fête ses 30 ans. Ça commence ce soir à Saint-Laurent et se poursuit jusqu'à dimanche". Mo NEws.