Party for Unity and Rally
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The Party for Unity and Rally (French: Parti de l'Unité et du Rassemblement; PUR) is an Islamist political party in Senegal. The party was founded in 1998 and is led by Cheikh Mouhamadou Moustapha Sy. The party won three seats at the 2017 parliamentary election. In September 2021 it joined Ousmane Sonko's Liberate the People alliance.[1] During the following year the coalition contested first the 2022 local elections, winning in several major cities including Dakar,[2] and later the 2022 national election, gaining 56 seats and becoming the second biggest coalition in the National Assembly.[3] Its colours are green and white; its symbol is two doves facing each other.
Electoral results
Presidential elections
Election | Candidate | First Round | Second Round | Result | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
2019 | Issa Sall | 178,613 | 4.03% | — | Lost N | |
2024 | Aliou Mamadou Dia | 125,690 | 2.80% | — | Lost N |
National Assembly elections
Year | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Rank | Status |
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2017 | Issa Sall | 155,407 | 4.69% | 3 / 165 | New | 4th | Opposition |
2022[a] | Cheikh Mouhamadou Moustapha Sy | 1,071,139 | 32.85% | 56 / 165 | 53 | 2nd | Opposition |
- ^ Run within Liberate the People coalition.
References
- ^ "Senegal: Can the new "Yewwi Askan Wi" coalition change things?". Archived from the original on 1 August 2022.
- ^ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220731-senegal-heads-to-polls-for-parliamentary-elections-in-test-for-presidential-vote Senegal counts legislative votes with eyes on 2024 presidential race
- ^ "Sénégal : l'opposition acceptera les résultats des législatives" [Senegal: the opposition will accept the results of the legislative election]. Africanews (in French). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- Ed Van Hoven, « The Nation Turbaned? The Construction of Nationalist Muslim Identities in Senegal », Journal of Religion in Africa, vol. 30, fasc. 2, May 2000, p. 225-248
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