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The Rally for Labour Democracy (French: Rassemblement pour la Démocratie du Travail, RDT) is a political party in Mali.
History
[edit]The party grew out of an association formed by former residents of Mopti living in Bamako who were opposed to authoritarian president Moussa Traoré.[1] It was formally established in 1991.[2]
Following the 1991 coup that overthrew Traoré, the RDT contested the parliamentary elections in February and March 1992, receiving 4% of the vote and winning three seats.[3] The party nominated party leader Amadou Niangadou as its candidate for the presidential elections that April; Niangadou finished seventh in a field of nine candidates with 4% of the vote.[4] Following the elections the party received one ministerial post.[5] In the municipal elections held the same year the party won eleven seats.[6]
The party saw its vote share reduced to 2% in the annulled April 1997 parliamentary elections and subsequently boycotted the July 1997 parliamentary elections.[7] Prior to the 2002 parliamentary elections the party joined the Hope 2002 coalition,[8] and won one of the alliance's 66 seats in the National Assembly.[7] In the 2004 municipal elections the party won 17 seats.[9]
The RDT lost its parliamentary representation in the 2007 parliamentary elections,[2] and failed to win a seat in the 2013 parliamentary elections.
References
[edit]- ↑ John A. Wiseman, ed. (2002). Democracy and Political Change in Sub-Saharan Africa. Routledge. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-134-82988-0.
- 1 2 Pascal James Imperato & Gavin H. Imperato (2008). Historical Dictionary of Mali. p. 256.
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999). Elections in Africa: A data handbook. Oxford University Press. pp. 578–579. ISBN 0-19-829645-2.
- ↑ Nohlen et al., p580
- ↑ Afrika Jahrbuch 1992: Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in Afrika südlich der Sahara. Springer. 9 March 2013. p. 122. ISBN 978-3-322-91417-0.
- ↑ "Elections in Mali (1992-7): Civil Society Confronted with the Rule of Democracy" (PDF). p. 240.
- 1 2 "Elections in Mali". African Elections Database.
- ↑ "Intox et déstintox: La manipulation frauduleuse". Bamada. 2 July 2018.
- ↑ "30 May 2004 Communal Elections in Mali". African Elections Database.
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