Party for Independence, Democracy and Solidarity

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The Party for Independence, Democracy and Solidarity (French: Parti pour l’Indépendance de la Démocratie et de la Solidarité, PIDS) is a political party in Mali.

History

The party was formed on 2 September 2001 as a breakaway from the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally. Led by Daba Diawara, it was officially registered on 14 September.^[1] Diawara was the party's candidate in the 2002 presidential elections, finishing eleventh out of 24 candidates. In the parliamentary elections later in the year, the party joined the Hope 2002 coalition. The alliance won 66 seats in the National Assembly, with PIDS taking one.

The party did not nominate a candidate for the 2013 presidential elections, but supported Soumaïla Cissé of the Union for the Republic and Democracy.^[2] The party contested the 2013 parliamentary elections,^[3] but failed to win a seat.

References

Political parties in Mali
With MPs	Rally for Mali (66) Union for the Republic and Democracy (17) Alliance for Democracy in Mali (16) Alternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence (6) Convergence for the Development of Mali (5) African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence (5) National Congress for Democratic Initiative (4) Party for National Rebirth (3) Party for Economic Development and Solidarity (3) Patriotic Movement for Renewal (3) Alliance for Solidarity in Mali (3) Democratic Alliance for Peace (2) Social Democratic Convention (2) Movement for the Independence, Renaissance, and Integration of Africa (2) Malian Union for the African Democratic Rally (1) Change Party (1) Union for Democracy and Development (1) Party for the Restoration of Malian Values (1) Union of Patriots for Renewal (1)
Without MPs	Alternation Bloc for Renewal, Integration, and African Cooperation Citizens' Party for Revival Malian Rally for Labour Party for Civic and Patriotic Action Party for Independence, Democracy and Solidarity Party for Solidarity and Progress Rally for Democracy and Progress Rally for Education about Sustainable Development Rally for Labour Democracy
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