Social Democratic Party (Benin)

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The Social Democratic Party (French: Parti Social-Démocrate) is a political party in Benin.

Running together with the National Union for Solidarity and Progress (UNSP) in the February 1991 parliamentary election, the PSD won 9.8% of the vote and eight out of 64 seats in the National Assembly.[1]

Its candidate in the presidential election of 4 and 18 March 2001, Bruno Amoussou, won 8.6 % of the popular vote in the first round and 15.9 % in the second round. The second round was boycotted by the main contenders. In the parliamentary election held on 30 March 2003, the party was a member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou. It co-established inside this Movement the Union for Future Benin, which won 31 out of 83 seats.

In the presidential election of 5 March 2006, the PSD won 16.29 % of the votes for its candidate, Amoussou.

In the March 2007 parliamentary election, the PSD participated in the Alliance for a Dynamic Democracy,[2] which won a total of 20 seats.[3]

The PSD is a full member of the Socialist International.[4]

  1. ^ IPU PARLINE page on 1991 parliamentary election.
  2. ^ Alain C. Assogba, "Conclave à Cotonou hier : L’Add passe à l’offensive (Elle veut constituer sa propre majorité)", La Nouvelle Tribune (BeninInfo.com), April 6, 2007.
  3. ^ "Coalition supported by President Boni tops Benin’s legislative polls", African Press Agency, April 8, 2007.
  4. ^ List of Socialist International member parties in Africa.
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