Alliance of the Forces of Progress (Senegal)
Appearance
Alliance of the Forces of Progress | |
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Leader | Moustapha Niasse |
Founder | Moustapha Niasse |
Founded | 13 August 1999 |
Split from | Socialist Party |
Headquarters | Dakar |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre-left |
National affiliation | Jàmm ak Njariñ |
Website | |
http://www.afp-senegal.org/ | |
The Alliance of the Forces of Progress (French: Alliance des forces de progrès) is a political party in Senegal.
In the parliamentary election held on 29 April 2001, the party won 16.1% of the popular vote and 11 out of 120 seats. The party's founder, Moustapha Niasse, won 16.8% of the vote in the 2000 presidential election, coming in third place. Along with most other opposition parties, the AFP boycotted the parliamentary election of 3 June 2007.
In the 2017 parliamentary elections, the party fought the election as part of the Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition, supporting President Macky Sall.[1] The coalition won 125 seats, including a seat for Moustapha Niasse.[2]
Electoral history
[edit]Presidential elections
[edit]Election | Party candidate | First Round | Second Round | Result | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
2000 | Moustapha Niasse | 280,538 | 16.77% | — | Lost | |
2007 | 203,129 | 5.93% | — | Lost | ||
2012 | 357,330 | 13.20% | — | Lost |
National Assembly elections
[edit]Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status |
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2001 | Moustapha Niasse | 303,150 | 16.13% | 11 / 120
|
New | 2nd | Opposition |
2007 | Election boycotted | 0 / 120
|
11 | — | Extra-parliamentary | ||
2012[a] | Moustapha Niasse | 1,040,899 | 53.06% | 119 / 150
|
119 | 1st | Coalition (United in Hope) |
2017[a] | 1,637,761 | 49.47% | 125 / 165
|
26 | 1st | Coalition (United in Hope) | |
2022[a] | 1,518,137 | 46.56% | 82 / 165
|
43 | 1st | Coalition (United in Hope) |
- ^ a b c Run within United in Hope coalition.
References
[edit]- ^ "Senegal - A divided opposition for the legislative election - CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. 2017-06-30. Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
- ^ Ciss, Mamadou Moustapha DIENG | Ibrahima. "Assemblée nationale - Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement Sénégalais". www.assemblee-nationale.sn (in French). Retrieved 2018-06-05.
External links
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