Social Democratic Party (Gabon)
{{short description|Political party in Gabon}}
{{Infobox political party
| name = Social Democratic Party
| native_name = Parti social-démocrate
| colorcode = {{party color|Social Democratic Party (Gabon)}}
| leader = Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou
| foundation = 1991
| ideology = Social democracy
| seats1_title = National Assembly
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|1|121|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Gabon)}}}}
| seats2_title = Senate
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|2|100|hex={{party color|Social Democratic Party (Gabon)}}}}
| country = Gabon
| position = Centre-left
}}
{{Politics of Gabon}}
The Social Democratic Party ({{Langx|fr|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.Africa South of the Sahara 2004, Europa Publications, p449 Maganga Moussavou was nominated as its candidate for the 1993 presidential election, finishing fourth in a field of thirteen candidates with 3.6% of the vote. He ran again in the 1998 presidential election, 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 election, and subsequently joined the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG)-led government.Tom Lansford (2015) Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press It did not put forward a candidate for the 2005 presidential election, but won two seat in the 2006 parliamentary election, in which it was part of the pro-PDG bloc.[http://africanelections.tripod.com/ga.html Elections in Gabon] African Elections Database
Maganga Moussavou was nominated as the PSD candidate for the 2009 presidential election, finishing sixth in a field of eighteen candidates with 0.8% of the vote. The party was reduced to one seat in the 2011 parliamentary election.
References
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Category:Political parties in Gabon
Category:Social democratic parties
Category:Political parties established in 1991
Category:1991 establishments in Gabon
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