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The Bloc for Social Democracy (French: Bloc pour la Social-Démocratie, BSD) was a political party in Benin led by Michel Magnide.

History

In the 1991 parliamentary elections the party ran in an alliance with the Alliance for Social Democracy. The alliance received 3.5% of the vote, winning three seats.

It contested the 1999 elections as part of the UDES Alliance, alongside the Democratic Union for Economic and Social Development, the MCP, the CND and the National Salvation Front. The alliance failed to win a seat.

References

1. Helga Fleischhacker (2010) Parteiensystem und Verfassung in Afrika: Strukturen - Funktionen - Typen, Springer-Verlag, p15
2. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 1989. p. 43.
3. Elections in Benin African Elections Database
4. Machioudi Dissou (2002) Le Bénin et l'Épreuve Démocratique: Leçons des élections de 1991 à 2001 Editions L'Harmattan, p82

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National Assembly	Progressive Union for Renewal (53) Republican Bloc (28) The Democrats (28)
Unrepresented	Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin–Amana Alliance Union Makes the Nation MADEP PSD Key Force MDS UNDP RDL Vivoten Democratic Renewal Party RB–RP National Alliance for Development and Democracy Sun Alliance UDSN UPR FE United Democratic Forces Scout Alliance CBE PDPS Alliance for a Triumphant Benin Union for Benin Résoatao Party Alliance for Revival Alliance of the Forces of Progress Movement for the People's Alternative Restore the Hope Communist Party of Benin
Defunct	People's Revolutionary Party of Benin
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