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Rwandan Socialist Party Parti Socialiste Rwandais | |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | Kigali |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| Chamber of Deputies | 1 / 80 |
The Rwandan Socialist Party (French : Parti Socialiste Rwandais, PSR) is a political party in Rwanda. It supports the government of Paul Kagame.
The party was founded on 18 August 1991. It joined the Rwandan Patriotic Front-led coalition for the 2003 parliamentary elections, winning a single seat. [1] It remained part of the coalition for the 2008 and 2013 elections, retaining its one seat on both occasions. However, it lost its representation in parliament in the 2018 parliamentary elections.
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
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| 2003 [lower-alpha 1] | 2,774,661 | 73.78% | 1 / 80 | New | Government coalition |
| 2008 [lower-alpha 1] | 3,655,956 | 78.76% | 1 / 80 |  0 | Government coalition |
| 2013 [lower-alpha 1] | 76.22% | 1 / 80 | 0 | Government coalition | |
| 2018 [lower-alpha 1] | 4,926,366 | 73.95% | 1 / 80 | 0 | Government coalition |
| 2024 [lower-alpha 1] | 6,126,433 | 68.83% | 0 / 80 |  1 | Extra-parliamentary |
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