Movement for Solidarity and Development
The Movement for Solidarity and Development (Mouvement pour la Solidarité et le Développement) is a political party in the Republic of the Congo and in Burundi.
Congo
The MSD is led by Serge Blanchard Oba, who was Administrator-General of the Congo Telecommunications Company (SOTELCO) from 2003 to 2008.
In the parliamentary election held on June 24 and August 5, 2007, the party won three out of 137 seats.[1]
In the July–August 2012 parliamentary election, the MSD failed to win any seats.[2]
After a difficult period in which the MSD lost many members,[3] the party held its first extraordinary congress on 7 June 2014.[3][4] According to Oba, the purpose of the congress was to highlight the party's survival.[3] He stressed the party's continued support for President Denis Sassou Nguesso and said that the MSD would support the candidate of the presidential majority in the 2016 presidential election.[3][4] Oba was also re-elected as President of the MSD.[4]
Burundi
In Burundi, another party known as the MSD is one of the opposition parties. In the 2010 presidential election it withdrew its candidate, alleging fraud and intimidation.
References
- ^ For detailed results see Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 2007 and "L'alliance présidentielle occupe 125 des 137 sièges parlementaires", Xinhua, August 25, 2007 Template:Fr icon.
- ^ Roger Ngombé, "Nouvelle configuration de l'Assemblée nationale : de nombreux partis politiques en perte de vitesse", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 11 August 2012 Template:Fr icon.
- ^ a b c d Cyr Armel Yabbat-Ngo, "Premier congrès extraordinaire du M.s.d : René Serge Blanchard Oba a réaffirmé son ancrage à la majorité présidentielle", La Semaine Africaine, 11 June 2014 Template:Fr icon.
- ^ a b c Josiane Mambou-Loukoula, "Vie des partis : le MSD se rallie à la cause de la majorité présidentielle", ADIAC, 9 June 2014 Template:Fr icon.
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