Party for Unity and Rally

Party for Unity and Rally

*Parti de l'Unité et du Rassemblement*
Party for Unity and Rally Parti de l'Unité et du Rassemblement
Abbreviation	PUR
Leader	Serigne Moustapha Sy [fr]
Founded	3 February 1998
Headquarters	Dakar, Senegal
Ideology	Islamism; Islamic democracy; Mixed economy; Social conservatism
Political position	Right-wing
Religion	Sunni Islam
National affiliation	Sàmm Sa Kàddu
Colours	Green and white
National Assembly	56 / 165
Website
	parti-pur.com
	Politics of Senegal; Political parties; Elections;

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
Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Result
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
2017	Issa Sall	155,407	4.69%	3 / 165	New	4th	Opposition
2022^[a]	Serigne Moustapha Sy [fr]	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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[4] Run within Liberate the People coalition.

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

[2] ttps://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.

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