Social Democratic Party (Gabon)

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The Social Democratic Party (French: Parti Social-Démocrate, PSD) is a political party in Gabon. It is part of the Presidential Majority coalition and is led by Pierre-Claver Maganga Moussavou.

History

The PSD was established in 1991.^[1] Maganga Moussavou was nominated as its candidate for the 1993 presidential elections, finishing fourth in a field of thirteen candidates with 3.6% of the vote. He ran again in the 1998 presidential elections, this time finishing fifth out of the eight candidates with 1% of the vote.

The party won a single seat in the National Assembly in the 2001 parliamentary elections, and subequently joined the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG)-led government.^[2] It did not put forward a candidate for the 2005 presidential elections, but won two seat in the 2006 parliamentary elections, in which it was part of the pro-PDG bloc.^[3]

Maganga Moussavou was nominated as the PSD candidate for the 2009 presidential elections, finishing sixth in a field of eighteen candidates with 0.8% of the vote.^[3] The party was reduced to one seat in the 2011 parliamentary elections.^[3]

References

↑ Africa South of the Sahara 2004, Europa Publications, p449
↑ Tom Lansford (2015) Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press
1 2 3 Elections in Gabon African Elections Database

Political parties in Gabon

National Assembly	Gabonese Democratic Party (113) National Woodcutters' Rally – Rally for Gabon (3) Circle of Liberal Reformers (1) Independent Centre Party (1) Social Democratic Party (1) Union for the New Republic (1)

Senate	Gabonese Democratic Party (81) Circle of Liberal Reformers (7) Social Democratic Party (2) Democratic and Republican Alliance (1) Independent Centre Party (1) Union of the Gabonese People (1)

Extraparliamentary	African Forum for Reconstruction Congress for Democracy and Justice Gabon of the Future Gabonese Progress Party Gabonese Socialist Party Gabonese Socialist Union MORENA–Original MORENA–Unionist National Union National Woodcutters' Rally – Democratic Rally for Democracy and Progress Rally of Democrats Rally of Republican Democrats

Defunct	African Development Movement Association for Socialism in Gabon Circle for Renewal and Progress Common Movement for Development François Meye List Gabonese Democratic and Social Union Gabonese Democratic Party (1945) Gabonese Mixed Committee Gabonese National Unity Party Gabonese Union for Democracy and Development Jeunesse Gabonais People's Unity Party Union, Work, Progress

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