He was a member of the ruling African Party of Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) when he founded the Movement for Democratic Alternative (MADEM-G15) on which platform he won the elections.
Ó tún jẹ́ ọmọ ẹgbẹ́ òsèlú ruling African Party of Independence of Guinea àti Cape Verde (PAIGC)  lásìkò tí ó dá ẹgbẹ́ Movement for Democratic Alternative (MADEM-G15), sílẹ̀, ní èyí tí ó fí díje fún ipò ààrẹ, tí ó sì jáwé olúborí.