2004 Guinea-Bissau parliamentary election

None Guinea-Bissau 1999 2008 28 March 2004 African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde Carlos Gomes Júnior 33.88 21 45 Party for Social Renewal Kumba Ialá 26.50 38 35 PUSD Francisco Fadul 17.60 new 17 UE Joaquim Baldé #8800aa 8.47 new 2 APU Fernando Gomes #FF0000 1.36 new 1 2004 Guinea-Bissau legislative election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency. Prime Minister Artur Sanhá Party for Social Renewal Carlos Gomes Júnior African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde Parliamentary elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 28 March 2004 after repeated postponements caused by political and financial chaos in the country, including a coup d'état that overthrew President Kumba Ialá in September 2003. The former ruling party, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), won the largest number of seats, but did not obtain a majority. Former President Yala's party, the Party for Social Renewal (PRS), came second with 35 seats. The PAIGC reached an agreement with the PRS for its parliamentary support (a previous attempt at reaching a deal with the United Social Democratic Party, which won 17 seats, failed), and in May 2004 the new parliament was sworn in, with PAIGC leader Carlos Gomes Júnior becoming prime minister.Elected parliament sworn in, new government to follow IRIN, 7 May 2004Young technocrats prominent in new elected government IRIN, 13 May 2004 Conduct Although voting reportedly took place on time in the interior of Guinea-Bissau, it was delayed in much of the capital Bissau, as electoral materials were delivered late to many polling stations. The National Electoral Commission ordered the polling stations that opened late to remain open past the scheduled end of voting to ensure that everyone would have a chance to vote. About a third of polling stations in Bissau reportedly never opened on the day of the election, and these stations were ordered to open on the following day, March 29.Guinea-Bissau: Election extended for second day after confusion in capital IRIN, 28 March 2004 Over 100 international observers were present for the election. The United Nations, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, and La Francophonie sent observers, as did Portugal, Russia and the United States. Results African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde 145316 45 +21 Party for Social Renewal 113656 35 –3 United Social Democratic Party 75485 17 New United Platform 20700 0 – Electoral Union 18354 2 – Democratic Socialist Party 8789 0 New Union for Change 8621 0 –3 Resistance of Guinea-Bissau-Bafatá Movement 7918 0 –28 National Unity Party 6260 0 New United People's Alliance 5817 1 New red National Union for Democracy and Progress 5042 0 –1 Guinean Civic Forum–Social Democracy 4209 0 0 Guinean Democratic Movement 4202 0 New Manifest Party of the People 3402 0 New Socialist Party 1166 0 New 31317 –2 603639 CNE References Category:Parliamentary elections in Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Parliamentary Guinea-Bissau