Popular Union of Equatorial Guinea

The Popular Union of Equatorial Guinea (Spanish: Unión Popular de Guinea Ecuatorial) is a political party in the Equatorial Guinea. It is led by Daniel Martinez Ayecaba.[1] The party was originally banned by the ruling Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea, the ruling party since 1987, but was legalized in May 1992.[2]

Popular Union of Equatorial Guinea
Unión Popular de Guinea Ecuatorial
PresidentAlfredo Mitogo Mitogo Ara
Founded1988
Legalised1992
IdeologyChristian democracy
Conservatism
Political positionCentre-right
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International (Observer)
Website
elsolnacientege.bligoo.es

The UP's candidate, Archivaldo Montelo Biribé gained 0.34% of the country's vote in the 2009 Equatoguinean presidential election. The party did not participate in the 2016 election.[3]

Electoral history

Presidential elections
Election Party candidate Votes % Result
1996 Andres Moses Mbada 1,135 0.62% Lost Red XN
2002 Jeremías Ondo Ngomo 663 0.31% Lost Red XN
2009 Archivaldo Montero Biribé 931 0.34% Lost Red XN
2016 Did not participate.

References
  1. "The World Factbook". cia.gov. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  2. Lansford, Tom (2013). Political Handbook of the World. Washington, DC: CQ Press. p. 445. ISBN 978-1-4522-5824-9.
  3. "Elections in Equatorial Guinea". African Elections Database. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.


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