# African Democratic Party of Guinea

The African Democratic Party of Guinea (French: Parti démocratique africain de Guinée), initially called Democratic Party of Guinea-Ahmed Sékou Touré (Parti démocratique de Guinée-Ahmed Sékou Touré) is a political party in Guinea. PDG-AST was founded in January 1994, following a split in the Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (PDG-RDA). The party was led by Marcel Cross, father-in-law of Toure's son Mohammed.
In the lead-up to the split in PDG-RDA, the PDG-AST founders largely centered their criticism against the party leader Ismael Gushein, whom they accused of 'political scheming'. In the bitterness around the party split, PDG-RDA branded PDG-AST as 'traitors'. PDG-AST upheld the legacy of the 12th PDG party congress, which had opened up for political and economic reforms. Whilst PDG-RDA became supportive of the government of Lansana Conte, PDG-AST joined the opposition camp. PDG-AST had a following among Malinke officers purged after the end of Sekou Toure's rule.
In May 1994, PDG-AST formed a pact with the National Democratic Union of Guinea. In the 1995 Guinean legislative election, the party obtained 1.15% of the proportional representation vote and won one seat.
PDG-AST in the 1995 legislative election :
| Region | Constituency | Votes | % |
| Boké | Boké | 829 | 1.44 |
| Boké | Boffa | 60 | 0.10 |
| Boké | Fria | 255 | 1.21 |
| Boké | Gaoual | 413 | 1.38 |
| Boké | Koundara | 451 | 2.00 |
| Kindia | Kindia | 742 | 0.87 |
| Kindia | Télimélé | 691 | 0.98 |
| Kindia | Coyah | 204 | 1.01 |
| Kindia | Forécariah | 235 | 0.41 |
| Kindia | Dubréka | 3 | 0.01 |
| Mamou | Mamou | 919 | 1.49 |
| Mamou | Dalaba | 839 | 2.20 |
| Mamou | Pita | 1,219 | 1.84 |
| Labé | Labé | 1,655 | 2.35 |
| Labé | Mali | 829 | 1.28 |
| Labé | Tougué | 515 | 1.62 |
| Labé | Koubia | 637 | 2.49 |
| Labé | Lélouma | 935 | 2.44 |
| Faranah | Faranah | 896 | 1.69 |
| Faranah | Kissidougou | 572 | 0.95 |
| Faranah | Dabola | 651 | 2.48 |
| Faranah | Dingulraye | 530 | 1.58 |
| Kankan | Kankan | 469 | 0.64 |
| Kankan | Koumussa | 461 | 1.02 |
| Kankan | Siguiri | 811 | 1.15 |
| Kankan | Kerouane | 417 | 1.14 |
| Kankan | Mandiana | 1,107 | 2.23 |
| Nzérékoré | N'Zerekore | 533 | 0.70 |
| Nzérékoré | Macenta | 353 | 0.65 |
| Nzérékoré | Gueckedou | 480 | 0.70 |
| Nzérékoré | Beyla | 532 | 1.07 |
| Nzérékoré | Lola | 270 | 0.81 |
| Nzérékoré | Yomou | 176 | 0.63 |
| Conakry | Kaloum | 211 | 0.80 |
| Conakry | Dixinn | 194 | 0.53 |
| Conakry | Ratoma | 198 | 0.38 |
| Conakry | Matam | 263 | 0.67 |
| Conakry | Matoto | 678 | 1.02 |
| Total | Total | 21,233 | 1.15 |
Following the election, PDG-AST joined the Democratic Opposition Coordination (CODEM), a movement of 12 opposition parties protesting against the legitimacy of the official election result. Subsequently, the Supreme Court, based on a request from PDG-RDA, withdrew the registration of PDG-AST as a political party. The party subsequently took the name PDAG.
Ahead of the 1998 Guinean presidential election, PDAG had entered a pact to support the candidature of RPG leader Alpha Condé. The day before the election, security forces raided Cross' residence, arrested him and claimed that he was amassing arms for a coup d'état. He was released two months later.