Democratic Social Party

The Democratic Social Party (Portuguese: Partido Democrático Social, PDS) was a conservative Brazilian political party.

Democratic Social Party

Partido Democrático Social
PresidentPaulo Maluf (last)
Founded31 January 1980 (1980-01-31)
Dissolved4 April 1993 (1993-04-04)
Preceded byNational Renewal Alliance
Merged intoReform Progressive Party
HeadquartersBrasília, DF
IdeologyConservatism
Liberal conservatism
Political positionRight-wing
Colours  Blue

It was established in 1979 as a continuation of the National Renewal Alliance (ARENA), the political wing of the military during the 1965–79 military dictatorship, at a time in which the country was moving away from authoritarianism. However, the official foundation date is 31 January 1980. In 1985, when Paulo Maluf won the party's nomination for the presidential bid, a huge group, led by José Sarney (former leader of ARENA from 1971 to 1980 and of the PDS from 1980–85), Jorge Bornhausen and Marco Maciel, founded the Liberal Front Party (PFL). Sarney was elected Vice-President in that year's election, but he served from the beginning as President, due to the death of President-elect Tancredo Neves.

The Democratic Social Party suffered bad defeats both 1986 (7.9%) and 1990 (8.9%) elections for the Chamber of Deputies, when at the same time PFL took 17.7% and 12.4%. In 1986, in particular, the party was seriously defeated also in state elections, so that all of the 12 governorships won in 1982 were lost.

In 1993 the party merged with the Christian Democratic Party (3.0% in 1990 elections for the lower house) to form the Reform Progressive Party, which was intended to be a moderate-conservative party.

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Party candidate Electoral votes % Result
1985 Paulo Maluf 180 27.27% Lost N

Notes

Election was on electoral college not popular vote

Election Party candidate Votes % Result
1989 Paulo Salim Maluf 5,986,012 8.9% Lost N

Chamber of Deputies and Senate elections

Election Chamber of Deputies Federal Senate
Votes % Seats +/– Position Votes % Seats +/– Position
1982 17,775,738 43.2%
235 / 479
4 1st 17,799,069 42.2%
15 / 25
1st
1986 3,731,735 7.9%
38 / 487
198 3rd
2 / 49
13 3rd
1990 3,609,196 8.9%
42 / 502
9 5th
2 / 31
5th


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