The Progressive Democratic Alliance (Spanish: Alianza Democrática Progresista) is a political party in Equatorial Guinea. Its most prominent figure is Victorino Bolekia Bonay, the Mayor of Malabo and the first person democratically elected to that post. Bolekia is a well-known opponent of the government, and he has been detained by the government during elections.
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