Ideal Democratic Party

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

Ideal Democratic Party Parti Démocratique Idéal
Headquarters	Kigali
Ideology	Islamic democracy
Chamber of Deputies	2 / 80
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History

The party was established as the Islamic Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique Islamique) in 1992.^[1]

In 2003 the party adopted its current name as a result of a constitutional prohibition on religious-based parties.^[1] It contested the September parliamentary 2003 elections as part of an alliance led by the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF),^[1] winning two seats. PDI leader Mussa Harerimana was subsequently appointed Minister of the Interior.^[1]

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.^[1]

Election results

Chamber of Deputies elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Government
2003[a]	2,774,661	73.78%	2 / 80	New	Extra-parliamentary
2008[a]	3,655,956	78.76%	1 / 80	1	Government coalition
2013[a]		76.22%	1 / 80	0	Government coalition
2018[a]	4,926,366	73.95%	1 / 80	0	Government coalition
2024	410,513	4.61%	2 / 80	1	Support

1. Run as part of the RPF Coalition.

See also

• List of Islamic political parties