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It is one of the country’s leading parties and is currently
the main opposition party. Its leader is Kumba Ialá or Koumba Yalá
(or any permutation, with and without accent mark), n.k.a. Mohamed Ialá
Embaló.
António Martins, 26 Mar 2010
According to “A
Transição Democrática na Guiné-Bissau :
Um Parto Dificil” article by Carlos Cardoso in
Lusotopie 1995: 259, this party was part of the politically
heterogenous Unido coalition, created in
November 1992, along with P.C.D.,
P.D.P., and FLING
António Martins, 22 Mar 2010
Do the colours reflect the party’s political alignment towards the
west (US/UK/France,
etc)?
James Dignan, 26 Mar 2010
And North Korea…? Seriously, it is hard to
discern the party’s political alignment towards the west when its
leader recently recycled himself from fervent Christian to devout Muslim.
That said, this choice of colors might serve that purpose, or might
have served in the past when it was chosen.
António Martins, 27 Mar 2010
A clearer image of this, complete with the motto on the
lower stripe (Liberdade - Transparência - Justiça) can
be seen at the official
website
James Dignan, 25 Mar 2010
It is a horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with the party emblem
centered on the white stripe, and the party name and sigla centered on the red
stripe.
Another page of
the party’s official website, shows a larger image of the flag
— and the emblem in the middle shows an ear of maize and another of rice,
with their stems crossed, in golden yellow monochrome. This flag image is
also at the main
«About us» page), and indeed ubiquitous in the official
website. The motto on the blue stripe means «Freedom - Transparency -
Justice»; here "transparency" is a buzzword meaning honesty or accountability,
the opposite of corruption.
This flat flag image shows white letters, while the one on the
ballot papers has them in black (and the emblem in full color). Ratio is
fairly long in both images, around 3:5. The red stripe of the flat flag image
on line is slightly wider, but I believe that is not intentional.
António Martins, 26 Mar 2010
image by António Martins, 25 Mar 2010
The flag of P.R.S. is shown in one of the two ballot
papers reported (#5 in Bissau-29). This flat flag image shows black
letters, while the one on the official website has them in
white (and the emblem in golden yellow monochrome). Ratio is fairly long in
both images, around 3:5.
António Martins, 26 Mar 2010
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