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
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.

Election results

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	1st round		2nd round		Results
		#	%	#	%
1965	Philibert Tsiranana	2,451,441	97.78%	—		Elected Y
1972			99.7%	—		Elected Y
1982	Barred from running
1989	Barred from running
1992–93	Ruffine Tsiranana	152,952	3.47%	—		Lost N
1996	Did not contest
2001	Did not contest
2006	Did not contest
2013	Did not contest
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	New	1st
1965	2,277,055	94.58%	104 / 107	28	1st
1970	2,413,421	92.77%	104 / 107	0	1st
1977	Barred from running		0 / 137	104	—
1983	Barred from running		0 / 137	0	—
1989	Barred from running		0 / 137	0	—
1993	Did not contest		0 / 134	0	—
1998	Did not contest		0 / 150	0	—
2002	Did not contest		0 / 160	0	—
2007	Did not contest		0 / 127	0	—
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