Gabonese Socialist Party

The Gabonese Socialist Party (French: Parti Socialiste Gabonais, PSG) is a small political party in Gabon.

Gabonese Socialist Party
Founded1991
IdeologySocialism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationAfrican Forum for Reconstruction
Politics of Gabon
Constitution
Government
Parliament
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations

History

The party was established in 1991,[1] and merged into the African Forum for Reconstruction the following year.[2]

In 2006 the party's Augustin Moussavou King contested the presidential elections; he finished fourth out of five candidates with 0.33% of the vote. It supported Pierre Mamboundou of the Union of the Gabonese People in the 2009 elections;[3] Mamboundou finished third with 25% of the vote.

References
  1. Africa South of the Sahara 2004, Europa Publications, p448
  2. Tom Lansford (2015) Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press
  3. Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p503


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