Socialist Party of Senegal

Socialist Party of Senegal
Parti socialiste du Sénégal
First Secretary Ousmane Tanor Dieng
Founder Léopold Sédar Senghor
Founded 1958 (as UPS)
1976 (as PS)
Preceded by Senegalese Popular Bloc
Headquarters Hann Bel-Air, Dakar
Ideology 1958-1976:
African nationalism
African socialism
1976-present:
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Political position Centre-left
International affiliation Progressive Alliance
Socialist International
National Assembly
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Website
www.ps-senegal.sn

The Socialist Party of Senegal (Parti Socialiste du Sénégal, PS) is a political party in Senegal. It was the ruling party in Senegal from independence in 1960 until 2000. Ousmane Tanor Dieng has been the First Secretary of the party since 1996. The best-known figure of the PS was Léopold Sédar Senghor, the first President of Senegal.

In the 2000 presidential election, the party's candidate, long-time president Abdou Diouf, was defeated by the leader of the Senegalese Democratic Party, Abdoulaye Wade, in a second round of voting. Diouf received the most votes, 41.3%, in the first round, but in the second round he received only 41.51% against Wade.[1] In the parliamentary election held on 29 April 2001, the party won 17.4% of the popular vote and 10 out of 120 seats.[1][2] Tanor Dieng was the party's candidate in the February 2007 presidential election; he took third place with 13.56% of the vote.[3] The party participated in a boycott of the June 2007 parliamentary election.

The Socialist Party is a full member of the Socialist International.[4]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election date Party candidate Number of votes received Percentage of votes Number of votes received Percentage of votes Results
First Round Second Round
1963 Léopold Sédar Senghor 1,149,935 100% - - Elected
1968 Léopold Sédar Senghor 1,229,927 100% - - Elected
1973 Léopold Sédar Senghor 1,357,056 100% - - Elected
1978 Léopold Sédar Senghor 807,515 82.2% - - Elected
1983 Abdou Diouf 908,879 83.45% - - Elected
1988 Abdou Diouf 828,301 73.20% - - Elected
1993 Abdou Diouf 757,311 58.40% - - Elected
2000 Abdou Diouf 690,917 41.30% 687,969 41.51% Lost
2007 Ousmane Tanor Dieng 464,287 13.56% - - Lost
2012 Ousmane Tanor Dieng 305,924 11.30% - - Lost

Parliamentary elections

Election date Party leader Number of votes received Percentage of votes Number of seats
1957 Léopold Sédar Senghor 449,844 78.0%
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1963 Léopold Sédar Senghor 1,132,518 94.20%
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1968 Léopold Sédar Senghor 1,209,984 100%
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1973 Léopold Sédar Senghor 1,355,306 100%
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1978 Léopold Sédar Senghor 790,799 81.74%
82 / 100
1983 Abdou Diouf 862,713 79.94%
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1988 Abdou Diouf 794,559 71.34%
103 / 120
1993 Abdou Diouf 602,171 56.56%
84 / 120
1998 Abdou Diouf 612,559 50.2%
93 / 140
2001 Ousmane Tanor Dieng 326,126 17.4%
10 / 120
2007 Ousmane Tanor Dieng Boycotted
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See also

References

  1. 1 2 Elections in Senegal, African Elections Database.
  2. ↑ 2001 parliamentary election, IPU PARLINE.
  3. ↑ "Le texte intégral de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel", Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (Seneweb.com), March 11, 2007 (in French).
  4. ↑ List of Socialist International member parties.


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