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Force for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party Movimento Democrático das Forças da Mudança – Partido Liberal | |
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| President | Tomé Vera Cruz |
| Founded | 29 July 2001 |
| Ideology | Liberalism Social liberalism |
| Political position | Centre |
| Colors | Yellow andred |
TheForce for Change Democratic Movement – Liberal Party (Portuguese:Movimento Democrático das Forças da Mudança-Partido Liberal) is a formerpolitical party inSão Tomé and Príncipe. It was formed after the 29 July 2001presidential elections by supporters of the elected presidentFradique de Menezes.Tomé Vera Cruz became the party's first Secretary General.
At thelegislative elections, 3 March 2002, the party won together with theDemocratic Convergence Party-Reflection Group 39.4% of the popular vote and 23 out of 55 seats.The same alliance won at thelegislative election, held on 26 March 2006, 36.79% and 23 out of 55 seats.
Fradique de Menezes, who represented the party in the 30 July 2006presidential election, was re-elected with 60.58% of the vote.
The party lost 22 seats in the2010 parliamentary election after theDemocratic Convergence Party – Reflection Group (PDC–RG) had left their alliance with it in 2008 and only retained a single seat, it sank further into irrelevancy after Menezes ceased to be president in 2011 and got no seats in the2014 election.
In late October 2017 the party and theUnion of Democrats for Citizenship and Development (UDD) formed the MDFM–UDD union (initially known as MDFM/PL–UDD).[1] The two parties formally merged as the MDFM–UDD Union in August 2018.[2]
Carlos Neves was elected chairman of the MDFM–UDD Union at its constitutive congress in August 2018.[3]
In August 2018 the new party entered into an electoral alliance with the PDC, which gained 9.5% of the vote and 5 seats in the2018 parliamentary elections.
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