Social Democratic Party (Benin)

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

The PSD was founded in 1990. Together with the National Union for Solidarity and Progress ( UNSP ) won the PSD in the parliamentary elections in February 1991, the PSD won 9.8% of the vote and eight out of 64 seats in the National Assembly.

The first annual party congress began on 29 January 2000; this was the first party congress in ten years. 700 delegates attended the Congress and in the Congress a National Board was elected consisting of 19 members. Bruno Amoussou was elected on this occasion the president of the party, while Felix Adimi been appointed as Vice President and Secretary General Emmanuel Golou.

Amoussou was the PDS candidate in the presidential elections of 2001. He won 8.6% of the vote in the first round on March 4, 2001 and was fourth. The second-and third-placed contested the elections and boycotted the second round, so it was Amoussou President Mathieu Kérékou in the second round on 18 March entgegenzutretend round, held on 18 March; in which he received 15.9%. In the parliamentary elections of 30 March 2003 was the party of presidential movement, the alliance of supporters Mathieu Kérékous.

In the presidential elections held on 5 March 2006 was won by the candidate of the PSD, Amoussou, 16.29% of the vote.

The PSD is a full member of the Socialist International.

Footnotes

• Beninese party
• Social Democratic Party
• Founded in 1990