Senegalese Democratic Party
Senegalese Democratic Party Parti démocratique sénégalais | |
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Secretary-General | Abdoulaye Wade |
Founded | 31 July 1974 |
Headquarters | Dakar, Senegal |
Ideology | Economic liberalism [1] |
Political position | Centre |
International affiliation | Liberal International Africa Liberal Network |
Colours | Blue |
National Assembly | 19 / 150 |
The Senegalese Democratic Party (French: Parti démocratique sénégalais) is a political party in Senegal. The party considers itself a liberal party and is a member of the Liberal International. Abdoulaye Wade, who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012, is the party's leader. The PDS ruled together with smaller parties as part of the Sopi Coalition. Since Wade's defeat in the 2012 presidential election, the PDS has been the main opposition party.
History
At a summit of the
Abdoulaye Wade is the Secretary General of the PDS and has led the party since its foundation in 1974.[3][4] The PDS joined the Liberal International at the latter's Berlin Congress in 1980.[5]
The PDS participated, along with the ruling
Between 2005 and 2012 the PDS was associated with the international party network Alliance of Democrats. Within Senegal, the party has been part of the Patriotic Front for the Defence of the Republic since 2014 with And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism.[7]
After running alone in the 2012 election, the PDS contested the following elections as part of opposition alliances, Manko Wattu Sénégal in 2017 and Wallu Sénégal in 2022. The party succeeded in gradually increasing its parliamentary representation, up to 24 MPs in 2022, but didn't prevent Macky Sall from forming a government after both elections.
Electoral history
Presidential elections
Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
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First Round | Second Round | |||||
1978
|
Abdoulaye Wade | 174,817 | 17.8% | — | Lost | |
1983
|
161,067 | 14.79% | — | Lost | ||
1988
|
291,869 | 25.80% | — | Lost | ||
1993
|
415,295 | 32.03% | — | Lost | ||
2000
|
518,740 | 31.01% | 969,332 | 58.49% | Won | |
2007
|
1,914,403 | 55.90% | — | Won | ||
2012
|
942,327 | 34.81% | 992,556 | 34.20% | Lost |
Wade ran in every presidential election from 1978 to 2012, finally becoming elected President of Senegal in 2000 against incumbent President
National Assembly elections
Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Outcome |
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1978
|
Abdoulaye Wade | 172,948 | 17.88% | 18 / 100
|
New | 2nd | Opposition |
1983
|
150,785 | 13.97% | 8 / 120
|
10 | 2nd | Opposition | |
1988
|
275,552 | 24.74% | 17 / 120
|
9 | 2nd | Opposition | |
1993
|
321,585 | 30.21% | 27 / 120
|
10 | 2nd | Opposition | |
1998
|
233,287 | 19.1% | 23 / 140
|
4 | 2nd | Opposition | |
2001[a]
|
931,617 | 49.6% | 89 / 120
|
66 | 1st | Coalition (Sopi Coalition) | |
2007[b]
|
1,190,609 | 69.21% | 131 / 150
|
42 | 1st | Coalition ( Sopi 2007 )
| |
2012
|
298,846 | 15.23% | 12 / 150
|
113 | 2nd | Opposition | |
2017[c]
|
552,095 | 16.68% | 19 / 165
|
7 | 2nd | Opposition | |
2022[d] | 471,517 | 14.46% | 24 / 165
|
5 | 3rd | Opposition |
- ^ Run within Sopi Coalition.
- Sopi 2007coalition.
- ^ Run within Manko Wattu Sénégal coalition.
- ^ Run within Wallu Sénégal coalition.
See also
References
- ^ https://africaelects.com/senegal/
- ^ a b Tidiane Dioh, "Sous l'étiquette libérale", Jeune Afrique, 21 October 2002 (in French).
- ^ Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders (2003), page 457.
- ^ Profile of Wade at PDS web site (in French).
- ^ PDS page Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine at Liberal International.
- ^ Richard Vengroff and Lucy Creevey, "Senegal: The Evolution of a Quasi Democracy", in Political Reform in Francophone Africa (1997), ed. Clark and Gardinier, pages 207–209.
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- ^ Cornado, Estelle (2012-03-26). "Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's rise and rule". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ "Senegal's Sall marks poll victory". BBC News. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2018-06-07.