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Gabonese Socialist Party

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Gabonese Socialist Party
Founded1991
IdeologySocialism
Political positionLeft-wing
National affiliationAfrican Forum for Reconstruction

The Gabonese Socialist Party (French: Parti Socialiste Gabonais, PSG) is a small political party in Gabon.

History

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The party was established in 1991,[1] and merged into the African Forum for Reconstruction the following year.[2]

In 2006 the party's Augustin Moussavou King contested the presidential elections; he finished fourth out of five candidates with 0.33% of the vote. It supported Pierre Mamboundou of the Union of the Gabonese People in the 2009 elections;[3] Mamboundou finished third with 25% of the vote.

References

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  1. ^ Africa South of the Sahara 2004, Europa Publications, p448
  2. ^ Tom Lansford (2015) Political Handbook of the World 2015, CQ Press
  3. ^ Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p503