Alliance of the Forces of Progress | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Moustapha Niasse |
| Founder | Moustapha Niasse |
| Founded | 13 August 1999 |
| Headquarters | Dakar |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Website | |
| http://www.afp-senegal.org/ | |
The Alliance of the Forces of Progress (French: Alliance des forces de progrès) is a social-democratic 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]
References
- ^ "Senegal - A divided opposition for the legislative election - CNBC Africa". CNBC Africa. 2017-06-30. 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.
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