Social Democratic Party of Madagascar

Social Democratic Party of Madagascar (French: Parti Social Démocrate de Madagascar et des Comores, PSD) is a political party in Madagascar.

Social Democratic Party of Madagascar
LeaderSiteny Randrianasoloniaiko,[1] Éliana Marie Bezaza
Founded1956
IdeologySocial democracy
Democratic socialism
Social ecology
International affiliationSocialist International

History

The party was founded in 1956 in Majunga district as the Social Democratic Party of Madagascar and the Comoros. It was led by Philibert Tsiranana, a member of the French National Assembly. Tsiranana had joined the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) group, and the French SFIO government aided the construction of the PSD. The party campaigned for continued links with France in the 1958 referendum. PSD allied itself with the Socialist Democratic Union of Madagascar, forming the Republican Cartel.[2]

Electoral history

Presidential elections
Election Party candidate Votes % Result
1965 Philibert Tsiranana 2,451,441 97.2% Elected Green tickY
1972 99.7% Elected Green tickY

National Assembly elections
Election Votes % Seats +/− Position
1960 1,376,639
75 / 107
 Increase 75 Increase 1st
1965 2,277,055 94.58%
104 / 107
 Increase 28 Steady 1st
1970 2,413,421 92.77%
104 / 107
 Steady Steady 1st

Followed by

References
  1. Siteny Leader du PSD
  3. Madagascar Tribune: Partis dissidents


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