Social Democratic Party
Native nameParti Social Démocrate
General secretaryIbrahim Kasso
Foundation5 December 2015
HeadquartersZinder
CountryNiger
Dissolved27 July 2023 (work suspensed)[1]
26 March 2025[2]

The Social Democratic Party (French: Parti Social Démocrate, PSD-Bassira) was a political party in Niger.

History

The party was launched in December 2015 by former minister Mohamed Ben Omar.[3] It did not nominate a presidential candidate in the 2016 general elections, but won two seats in the National Assembly. The party won only a single seat in the 2020-21 Nigerien general election.

Electoral results

National Assembly

ElectionLeaderVotes%Seats+/–Position
2016Mohamed Ben Omar43,2850.9 (#16)New13th
2020Ibrahim Kasso45,7771.0 (#19)115th

References

  1. ^ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/27/nigerien-army-pledges-allegiance-to-coup-plotters
  2. ^ https://www.jeuneafrique.com/1672307/politique/niger-le-general-tiani-au-pouvoir-au-moins-pour-les-cinq-prochaines-annees/
  3. ^ PSD BASSIRA : Le prochain parti de BEN OMAR Actu Niger, 20 April 2015