Social Democratic Party (Central African Republic)
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The Social Democratic Party (French: Parti Social Démocratique, PSD) is a political party in the Central African Republic.
History
Established in 1991,[1] the party won three seats in the National Assembly in the 1993 general elections, whilst its presidential candidate, Enoch Derant Lakoué, finished fifth out of eight candidates with 2.4% of the vote. In the 1998 parliamentary elections the PSD won six seats. Lakoué was the party's candidate again in the 1999 presidential elections, finishing seventh out of ten candidates with 1.3% of the vote. The party subsequently recognised the victory of President Ange-Félix Patassé, isolating itfrom the rest of the opposition.[2]
In the
In 2010 the party joined the Presidential Majority alliance in preparation for the
References
- ^ CAR: Parties with seats in the 2005 National Assembly Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine EISA
- ^ Le Pr Abel Goumba et le FPP suspendent leur participation au regroupement de l’opposition Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine Afrique Express, N° 250, 24 May 2002 (in French)
- ^ Political agreement between the parties of the Presidential Majority Journal de Bangui, 24 December 2010
- ^ CAR: Number of National Assembly candidates by party in the 2011 election Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine EISA