Gabonese Democratic Party

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Gabonese Democratic Party Parti démocratique gabonais
Abbreviation	PDG
Leader	Ali Bongo Ondimba
Founder	Léon M'ba (BDG) Omar Bongo (PDG)
Founded	1953 (Gabonese Democratic Bloc) 12 March 1968 (Gabonese Democratic Party)
Merger of	CMG PDG
Headquarters	Libreville
Youth wing	UJPDG
Women's wing	UFPDG
Ideology	Conservatism[1] Economic liberalism[1] Pan-Africanism[2]
Political position	Centre-right
Religion	Islam[3]
International affiliation	Centrist Democrat International
Slogan	Dialogue, Tolerance, Paix "Dialogue, Tolerance, Peace"
Anthem	"Hymne du Parti Démocratique Gabonais"[4] "Anthem of the Gabonese Democratic Party"
National Assembly	40 / 98
Senate	15 / 70
Website
pdg-gabon.com
Politics of Gabon Political parties Elections

The Gabonese Democratic Party (French: Parti démocratique gabonais, PDG) is a political party in Gabon. It was the dominant political party in Gabonese politics from 1961 until 2023, when it was deposed in a coup d'état against President Ali Bongo Ondimba. It was also the sole legal party between 1968 and 1990.