Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea

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Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea
Acción Popular de Guinea Ecuatorial
PresidentCarmelo Mba Bacale
Founded1990 [1]
Ideology Christian democracy [2]
Political position Centre
International affiliation Centrist Democrat International
Website
www.maib.es

The Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish : Acción Popular de Guinea Ecuatorial) is a political party in Equatorial Guinea. It is led by Carmelo Mba Bacalé. [3] It is currently one of many opposition parties in the country banned by the ruling party, the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea, in power since 1979.

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Bacalé gained 0.16% of the country's vote for the AP in the 2009 Equatoguinean presidential election.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

ElectionParty candidateVotes%Result
2009 Carmelo Mba Bacale4370.16%LostRed x.svg
2016 2,4150.83%LostRed x.svg

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References

  1. "El líder de APGE en Riaba" . Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. "Los candidatos: Carmelo Mba Bacale. Candidato del partido Acción Popular" . Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  3. "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2014-11-03.