Social Democratic Party of Madagascar

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

Social Democratic Party of Madagascar
Leader	Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko, Éliana Marie Bezaza
Founded	1956
Ideology	Social democracy Democratic socialism Social ecology
Political position	Left wing
International affiliation	Socialist International
Politics of Madagascar Political parties Elections

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.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Results
		First round		Second round
1965	Philibert Tsiranana	2,451,441	97.78%	—		Elected Y
1972			99.7%	—		Elected Y
1982	Barred from running
1989
1992–93	Ruffine Tsiranana	152,952	3.47%	—		Lost N
1996	Did not contest
2001
2006
2013
2018	Eliana Bezaza	40,882	0.82%	—		Lost N
2023	Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko	697,691	14.39%	—		Lost N

National Assembly elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/−	Position
1960	1,156,684	61.6%	76 / 127	76	1st
1965	2,277,055	94.58%	104 / 107	28	1st
1970	2,413,421	92.77%	104 / 107		1st
1977	Barred from running		0 / 137	104	N/A
1983			0 / 137		N/A
1989			0 / 137		N/A
1993	Did not contest		0 / 134		N/A
1998			0 / 150		N/A
2002			0 / 160		N/A
2007			0 / 127		N/A
2013			1 / 151	1	10th
2019	15,267	0.38%	0 / 151	1	13th

Followed by

• Rebirth of the Social Democratic Party

See also

• Fatima Achimo