Social Party Imberakuri

Social Party Imberakuri Ishyaka ry’Imberakuri Riharanira Imibereho Myiza
French name	Parti Social Imberakuri
Founder	Bernard Ntaganda
Founded	14 December 2008 (2008-12-14)
Headquarters	Kigali, Rwanda
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The Social Party Imberakuri (Kinyarwanda: Ishyaka ry’Imberakuri Riharanira Imibereho Myiza; French: Parti Social Imberakuri, PS-Imberakuri), is a political party in Rwanda.

History

The party was formed by Bernard Ntaganda on 14 December 2008 after he left the Social Democratic Party. Due to what the government ruled were illegal demonstrations, party leaders including Ntaganda were arrested on 24 June 2010 and released on 9 July 2010, although Ntaganda was denied bail, and sentenced to four years in prison in 2011.^[1] He was released in 2014.

The party contested the 2013 parliamentary elections, failing to win a seat.

References

↑ Rwanda: The Social Party-Imberakuri (PS-Imberakuri), including treatment of its members by the authorities (2010-May 2013) Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

External links

Official website

Political parties in Rwanda

Parliament

Ruling coalition (41)	Rwandan Patriotic Front (37) Centrist Democratic Party (1) Ideal Democratic Party (1) Party for Progress and Concord (1) Rwandan Socialist Party (1)

Opposition (12)	Social Democratic Party (7) Liberal Party (5)

Unrepresented

Banned

Defunct

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