The Social Party Imberakuri (; , PS-Imberakuri), is a political party in

Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...

. "Imberakuri" in the name of the party translates as "supporter of truth". The party opposes the government of

Paul Kagame Paul Kagame ( ; born 23 October 1957) is a Rwandan politician and former military officer who has been the President of Rwanda since 2000. He was previously a commander of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), a rebel armed force which invaded ...

History

The party was formed by Bernard Ntaganda on 14 December 2008 after he left the

Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Form ...

. Due to what the government ruled were illegal demonstrations, party leaders including Ntaganda were arrested on 24 June 2010 and released on 9 July 2010, although Ntaganda was denied bail, and sentenced to four years in prison in 2011.Rwanda: The Social Party-Imberakuri (PS-Imberakuri), including treatment of its members by the authorities (2010-May 2013)
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada He was released in 2014. The party contested the 2013 parliamentary elections, failing to win a seat. However, it entered parliament after winning two seats in the

2018 elections The following elections occurred in 2018. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections around the world. Africa *2018 Djiboutian parliamentary election 23 February 2018 *2018 Sierra Leonean general election 7 and 31 ...

Election results

Chamber of Deputies elections

References

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* 2008 establishments in Rwanda Political parties established in 2008 Political parties in Rwanda Social democratic parties in Africa Socialism in Rwanda {{Rwanda-stub