Social Democratic Party (Guinea-Bissau)

The Social Democratic Party (, PSD) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau.

History The party was established in 1995 by Joaquim Baldé. In the 1999–2000 general elections Bald was nominated as the party's presidential candidate, but finished eighth with 2.3% of the vote. In the parliamentary elections, the party won three seats in the National People's Assembly.Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Scarecrow Press, p325

Prior to the 2004 parliamentary elections the party joined the Electoral Union alliance, which won two seats. It did not contest the 2005 presidential elections, but supported runner-up Malam Bacai Sanhá. In 2007 António Samba Baldé became party leader, and in the parliamentary elections the following year, the party failed to win a seat.

The PSD did not nominate a candidate for the 2009 or 2012 presidential elections. In the 2014 general elections it did not put forward a candidate for president, but ran in the parliamentary elections, receiving just 0.4% of the vote and failing to win a seat.

The alliance contested the 2023 legislative election as part of a PAIGC-led coalition, the Inclusive Alliance Platform – Terra Ranka, that won 54 out of the 102 available seats.

Election results National People's Assembly ElectionVotes%Seats+/–PositionStatus1999New 5th2004Part of the Electoral Union 5th20086,3191.38% 9th20142,3020.39% 0 14th20192,8540.47% 0 14th2023Part of the Inclusive Alliance Platform

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