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Political party in Rwanda
Ideal Democratic Party Parti Démocratique Idéal
HeadquartersKigali
IdeologyIslamic democracy
Chamber of Deputies2 / 80

The Ideal Democratic Party (Kinyarwanda: Ishyaka Ntangarugero muri Demokarasi; French: Parti Démocratique Idéal, PDI) is a political party in Rwanda.

History

The party was established as the Islamic Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Islamique) in 1992.

In 2003 the party adopted its current name as a result of a constitutional prohibition on religious-based parties. It contested the September parliamentary 2003 elections as part of an alliance led by the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), winning two seats. PDI leader Mussa Harerimana was subsequently appointed Minister of the Interior.

The PDI continued its alliance with the RPF for the 2008 parliamentary elections, in which it won a single seat. It remained part of the alliance for the 2013 elections, retaining its one seat.

Election results

Chamber of Deputies elections

Election Votes % Seats +/– Government
2003 2,774,661 73.78% 2 / 80 New Extra-parliamentary
2008 3,655,956 78.76% 1 / 80 Decrease 1 Government coalition
2013 76.22% 1 / 80 Steady 0 Government coalition
2018 4,926,366 73.95% 1 / 80 Steady 0 Government coalition
2024 410,513 4.61% 2 / 80 Increase 1 Support
  1. ^ Run as part of the RPF Coalition.

See also

References

  1. ^ Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p1204

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