The National Democratic and Social Convention (, CNDS), sometimes referred to as the National Convention for Social Democracy, is a political party in Chad.
History The party nominated Adoum Moussa Seif as its candidate for the 1996 presidential elections; Seif finished seventh out of fifteen candidates with 3% of the vote.Chad: 1996 Presidential election results EISA In the parliamentary elections the following year the party won one seat in the National Assembly.
The CNDS supported incumbent President Idriss Déby in the 2001 presidential elections,Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p264 and retained its single seat in the 2002 parliamentary elections.
It contested the 2011 parliamentary elections as part of several alliances. A joint list with Action for Renewal of Chad (ART) won one seat, a joint list with the ART and Popular Party for Justice and Equality won another, while a joint list with the Movement for the Peace and Development of Chad–Rally for Democracy and Progress/Renewed won a third.Chad: 2011 National Assembly election results EISA
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