Party for Economic Development and Solidarity

The Party for Economic Development and Solidarity (French: Parti pour le Développement Economique et la Solidarité, PDES) is a political party in Mali led by Hamed Diané Séméga.^[1]

Party for Economic Development and Solidarity Parti pour le Développement Economique et la Solidarité
Leader	Hamed Diané Séméga
Founded	2010
Ideology	Liberalism
Political position	Centre
Regional affiliation	Africa Liberal Network
National Assembly	0 / 147
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History

The party was established on 17 July 2010 by supporters of President Amadou Toumani Touré,^[2] and officially registered on 14 September.^[1] The party's Vice-President Jamille Bittar was its candidate in the 2013 presidential elections. He finished ninth in the first round.

In the 2013 parliamentary elections it won three seats.