Rally for Labour Democracy

The Rally for Labour Democracy (French: Rassemblement pour la Démocratie du Travail, RDT) is a political party in Mali.

History

The party grew out of an association formed by former residents of Mopti living in Bamako who were opposed to authoritarian president Moussa Traoré.^[1] It was formally established in 1991.^[2]

Following the 1991 coup that overthrew Traoré, the RDT contested the parliamentary elections in February and March 1992, receiving 4% of the vote and winning three seats.^[3] The party nominated party leader Amadou Niangadou as its candidate for the presidential elections that April; Niangadou finished seventh in a field of nine candidates with 4% of the vote.^[4] Following the elections the party received one ministerial post.^[5] In the municipal elections held the same year the party won eleven seats.^[6]

The party saw its vote share reduced to 2% in the annulled April 1997 parliamentary elections and subsequently boycotted the July 1997 parliamentary elections.^[7] Prior to the 2002 parliamentary elections the party joined the Hope 2002 coalition,^[8] and won one of the alliance's 66 seats in the National Assembly.^[7] In the 2004 municipal elections the party won 17 seats.^[9]