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Alliance of the Forces of Progress (Senegal)

The Alliance of the Forces of Progress (French: Alliance des forces de progrès) is a political party in Senegal.

Alliance of the Forces of Progress
LeaderMoustapha Niasse
FounderMoustapha Niasse
Founded13 August 1999
Split fromSocialist Party
HeadquartersDakar
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationJàmm ak Njariñ
Website
http://www.afp-senegal.org/

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

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Presidential elections

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Election Party candidate First Round Second Round Result
Votes % Votes %
2000 Moustapha Niasse 280,538 16.77% — Lost  N
2007 203,129 5.93% — Lost  N
2012 357,330 13.20% — Lost  N

National Assembly elections

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Election Leader Votes % Seats /– Position Status
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)
  1. ^ a b c Run within United in Hope coalition.

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
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