Party for Economic Development and Solidarity
The Party for Economic Development and Solidarity (, PDES) is a political party in Mali led by Hamed Diané Séméga. History. The party was established on 17 July 2010 by supporters of President Amadou Toumani Touré, and officially registered on 14 September. 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.