Social Democratic Party (Benin)
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The Social Democratic Party is a political party
in Benin
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The PSD was founded in 1990. 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
.
The PSD's first ordinary congress began on January 29, 2000; this was the party's first congress in ten years. 700 delegates participated in the congress, and at the congress a national executive committee, composed of 19 members, was elected. Bruno Amoussou
was elected as the party's President on this occasion, while Felix Adimi was elected as Vice-President and Emmanuel Golou was elected as Secretary-General.
Amoussou was the PSD candidate in the 2001 presidential election. He won 8.6 % of the popular vote in the first round, held on 4 March 2001, and placed fourth. The second and third place candidates disputed the election and chose to boycott the second round, leaving Amoussou to face President Mathieu Kérékou
in the second round, held on 18 March; he received 15.9 % of the vote. 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
held on 5 March 2006, the PSD candidate, Amoussou, won 16.29 % of the votes.
In the March 2007 parliamentary election
, the PSD participated in the Alliance for a Dynamic Democracy, which won a total of 20 seats.
The PSD is a full member of the Socialist International
.
Political party
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in Benin
Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
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The PSD was founded in 1990. Running together with the National Union for Solidarity and Progress (UNSP) in the February 1991 parliamentary election
Beninese parliamentary election, 1991
Elections for the National Assembly were held in Benin on 17 February 1991, the first multi-party elections in the country since 1964. Turnout was 51.7% of the 2,069,343 registered voters.-Results:...
, the PSD won 9.8% of the vote and eight out of 64 seats in the National Assembly
National Assembly of Benin
The unicameral National Assembly of Benin is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has 83 members who are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms.-See also:...
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The PSD's first ordinary congress began on January 29, 2000; this was the party's first congress in ten years. 700 delegates participated in the congress, and at the congress a national executive committee, composed of 19 members, was elected. Bruno Amoussou
Bruno Amoussou
Bruno Ange-Marie Amoussou is a Beninese politician and President of the Social Democratic Party . He was the President of the National Assembly from April 1995 to April 1999 and Minister of State in charge of Planning and Prospective Development under President Mathieu Kérékou from 1999 to 2005;...
was elected as the party's President on this occasion, while Felix Adimi was elected as Vice-President and Emmanuel Golou was elected as Secretary-General.
Amoussou was the PSD candidate in the 2001 presidential election. He won 8.6 % of the popular vote in the first round, held on 4 March 2001, and placed fourth. The second and third place candidates disputed the election and chose to boycott the second round, leaving Amoussou to face President Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou, was President of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006. After seizing power in a military coup, he ruled the country for 17 years, for most of that time under an officially Marxist-Leninist ideology, before he was stripped of his powers by the National Conference of...
in the second round, held on 18 March; he received 15.9 % of the vote. In the parliamentary election
Beninese parliamentary election, 2003
A parliamentary election was held in Benin in 30 March 2003. The 83 seats in the National Assembly of Benin were split between twelve parties and two main alliances....
held on 30 March 2003, the party was a member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou, was President of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006. After seizing power in a military coup, he ruled the country for 17 years, for most of that time under an officially Marxist-Leninist ideology, before he was stripped of his powers by the National Conference of...
. It co-established inside this Movement the Union for Future Benin
Union for Future Benin
The Union for Future Benin is an electoral alliance in Benin.At the last legislative elections, 30 March 2003, the party was member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou, who had won the 2001 presidential elections, and won 31 out of 83 seats...
, which won 31 out of 83 seats.
In the presidential election
Beninese presidential election, 2006
A presidential election was held in the West African state of Benin on March 5, 2006. Long-time president Mathieu Kérékou was barred from running again by a two term limit and an age limit of 70 years for candidates; in July 2005 he signalled that he would not seek to change the constitution, as...
held on 5 March 2006, the PSD candidate, Amoussou, won 16.29 % of the votes.
In the March 2007 parliamentary election
Beninese parliamentary election, 2007
A parliamentary election was held in Benin on 31 March 2007, having been delayed from an earlier date of 25 March due to difficulties in organizing it. 26 political parties and alliances took part in the election...
, the PSD participated in the Alliance for a Dynamic Democracy, which won a total of 20 seats.
The PSD is a full member of the Socialist International
Socialist International
The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :...
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