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Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement

Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement
Mouvement de décolonisation et d'émancipation sociale
Leader Fabien Canavy
Founded 1991
Headquarters 21 Rue Maissin, Cayenne
Newspaper Rot Kozé (Notre cause)
Ideology Guianese nationalism
Separatism
Anti-colonialism
Marxism
Political position Far-left
Colours Orange, Green
Regional Council of French Guiana
General Council of French Guiana
Website
www.mdes.org

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

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.

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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