Social Democratic Rally
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The Social Democratic Rally (French: Rassemblement social démocratique-Gaskiya) is a political party in Niger.
The party was founded by Amadou Cheiffou in January 2004 as a split from the Democratic and Social Convention (CDS).[1] The party fared well in the July 2004 municipal elections.[2][3] In the first round of the presidential election held on 16 November 2004, Cheiffou, the RSD candidate, won 6.35% of the vote and fourth place. The party backed incumbent president Tandja Mamadou in the second round of the election.[4] In the parliamentary election held on 4 December 2004, the party won 7.1 % of the popular vote and 7 out of 113 seats in the National Assembly.
[edit] References
- ^ "Cassure au sein du parti de Mahamane Ousmane, Amadou Cheiffou crée son propre parti", Afrique Express, N° 286, January 20, 2004 (French).
- ^ Cherif Ouazani, "Six candidats pour un fauteuil", Jeuneafrique.com, November 7, 2004 (French).
- ^ Saïdou Djibril, "Niger : six candidats dans la course à la présidentielle", Afriqu'Echoes, November 6, 2004 (French).
- ^ "Présidentielle au Niger: un quatrième parti, le RDP, soutient la candidature de Mamadou Tandja au second tour", Xinhua, November 23, 2004 (French).
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