Leader Fabien Canavy Newspaper Rot Kozé (Notre cause) | Founded 1991 Political position Far-left | |
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Headquarters 21 Rue Maissin, Cayenne Ideology Guianese nationalism
Separatism
Anti-colonialism
Marxism | ||
The Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement (French: Mouvement de décolonisation et d'émancipation sociale, MDES) is a political party for independence in French Guiana.
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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.
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. In 2012 parliamentary elections, the MDES obtained 17.30% of votes.
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