Party for Unity and Rally


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.

Party for Unity and Rally
Parti de l'Unité et du Rassemblement
AbbreviationPUR
LeaderCheikh Mouhamadou Moustapha Sy
Founded3 February 1998
HeadquartersDakar, Senegal
IdeologyIslamism
Islamic democracy
Mixed economy
Social conservatism
Political positionRight-wing
ReligionSunni Islam
National affiliationYewwi Askan Wi
ColoursGreen and white
National Assembly
56 / 165
Website
parti-pur.com

Electoral results

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Presidential elections

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Election Candidate First Round Second Round Result
Votes % Votes %
2019 Issa Sall 178,613 4.03% Lost  N
2024 Aliou Mamadou Dia 125,690 2.80% Lost  N

National Assembly elections

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Year Leader Votes % Seats +/– Rank Status
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
  1. ^ Run within Liberate the People coalition.

References

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  1. ^ "Senegal: Can the new "Yewwi Askan Wi" coalition change things?". Archived from the original on 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "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