Social Democratic Party (Rwanda)

Social Democratic Party (Rwanda)

The Social Democratic Party (French: "Parti Social Démocrate") is a centre-left Social democratic political party in Rwanda. In the parliamentary election held on 30 September 2003, the party won 12.3% of the popular vote and 7 out of 53 seats. It also received 7 seats in the 2008 elections.

The PSD supported President Paul Kagame in the 2003 presidential election. [ [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gpuR-t_vRJ6Yc4GZJCqZtEAq9M5w "Rwanda votes in election without opposition"] , AFP, 15 September 2008.]

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