The Movement for Solidarity and Development (, MSD) is a political party in the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...
. The MSD is led by
Serge Blanchard Oba, who was Administrator-General of the
Congo Telecommunications Company (SOTELCO) from 2003 to 2008.
History
In the
parliamentary election
A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ...
held on June 24 and August 5, 2007, the party won three out of 137 seats.
In the
July–August 2012 parliamentary election, the MSD failed to win any seats.
[Roger Ngombé]
"Nouvelle configuration de l'Assemblée nationale : de nombreux partis politiques en perte de vitesse"
''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 11 August 2012 .
After a difficult period in which the MSD lost many members,
[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 . the party held its first extraordinary congress on 7 June 2014.
[Josiane Mambou-Loukoula]
"Vie des partis : le MSD se rallie à la cause de la majorité présidentielle"
ADIAC, 9 June 2014 . According to Oba, the purpose of the congress was to highlight the party's survival.[ He stressed the party's continued support for President ]Denis Sassou Nguesso
Denis Sassou Nguesso (born 23 November 1943) is a Congolese politician and former military officer who has served as president of the Republic of the Congo since 1997. He also previously served as president from 1979 to 1992.
Sassou Nguesso he ...
and said that the MSD would support the candidate of the presidential majority in the 2016 presidential election.[ Oba was also re-elected as President of the MSD.][
]
References
Political parties in the Republic of the Congo
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