Social Democratic Party (Central African Republic)

Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party
President	Enoch Derant Lakoué
Founded	1991
Headquarters	Bangui
Ideology	Social democracy; Ecologism
Political position	Centre-left
International affiliation	Socialist International
Website
	http://www.fodem.org/[dead link]
	Politics of Central African Republic; Political parties; Elections;

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 2005 general elections the party was part of the Consultation of Opposition Political Parties alliance. The alliance won 11 seats in the National Assembly, of which the PSD took five.

In 2010 the party joined the Presidential Majority alliance in preparation for the 2011 general elections.^[3] The party nominated 41 candidates for the 105 seats in the National Assembly,^[4] and although the alliance won 11 seats, the PSD failed to win a seat..

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

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[1] CAR: Parties with seats in the 2005 National Assembly Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine EISA

[2] 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)

[3] Political agreement between the parties of the Presidential Majority Journal de Bangui, 24 December 2010

[4] CAR: Number of National Assembly candidates by party in the 2011 election Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine EISA

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v t e Political parties in the Central African Republic
Parliamentary	National Union for Democracy and Progress (13) Union for Central African Renewal (13) Central African Democratic Rally (10) Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (9) Kwa Na Kwa (7) PATRIE (4) Party for Democratic Governance (3) Rally for the Republic (3) Party of the Central African Renaissance (3) Movement for Democracy and Development (2) Republican Convention for Social Progress (2) Action Party for Development (1) National Solidarity Movement (1) National Union of Republican Democrats (1) National Unity Party (1) PDSK (1) Socialist Party (1)
Extraparliamentary	Alliance for Democracy and Progress Central African Republican Party Congress of Central African Social Democrats Democratic Forum for Modernity Democratic Movement for the Renaissance and Evolution of Central Africa Liberal Democratic Party MESAN MESAN–Boganda Movement for Democracy, Independence and Social Progress National Democratic Front National Party for a New Central Africa Party for Democracy in Central Africa Patriotic Front for Progress Social Democratic Party
Defunct	Central African Democratic Union Central African National Liberation Movement Civic Forum Democratic Evolution Movement of Central Africa Independent Grouping for Reflection Löndö Association Movement for Democracy and Independence Movement for Unity, Peace and Security National Convention People's Union for the Republic Republican Progressive Party
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