The Movement for Solidarity and Development (french: Mouvement pour la solidarité et le développement, MSD) is a political party in the

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. The MSD is led by Serge Blanchard Oba, who was Administrator-General of the

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(SOTELCO) from 2003 to 2008.

History

In the

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held on June 24 and August 5, 2007, the party won three out of 137 seats. In the July–August 2012 parliamentary election, the MSD failed to win any seats.Roger Ngombé
"Nouvelle configuration de l'Assemblée nationale : de nombreux partis politiques en perte de vitesse"
''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 11 August 2012 . After a difficult period in which the MSD lost many members,Cyr Armel Yabbat-Ngo
"Premier congrès extraordinaire du M.s.d : René Serge Blanchard Oba a réaffirmé son ancrage à la majorité présidentielle"
''La Semaine Africaine'', 11 June 2014 . the party held its first extraordinary congress on 7 June 2014.Josiane Mambou-Loukoula
"Vie des partis : le MSD se rallie à la cause de la majorité présidentielle"
ADIAC, 9 June 2014 . According to Oba, the purpose of the congress was to highlight the party's survival. He stressed the party's continued support for President

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and said that the MSD would support the candidate of the presidential majority in the 2016 presidential election. Oba was also re-elected as President of the MSD.

References

Political parties in the Republic of the Congo {{RCongo-party-stub