PASTEF
African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity Patriotes africains du Sénégal pour le travail, l'éthique et la fraternité | |
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| Abbreviation | PASTEF |
| Leader | Ousmane Sonko |
| Founder | Ousmane Sonko |
| Founded | January 2014 |
| Headquarters | 37 voie de Dégagement N, Dakar[1] |
| Ideology | Left-wing populism Pan-Africanism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Yewwi Askan Wi |
| Colours | Red Green |
| Slogan | «Self-sacrifice for the Fatherland» (French: «Le don de soi pour la Patrie») |
| National Assembly | 56 / 165
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| Website | |
| pastef.org | |
The African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity (French: Patriotes africains du Sénégal pour le travail, l'éthique et la fraternité; PASTEF), or just Patriots of Senegal, is a Senegalese political party founded in 2014 by Ousmane Sonko.[2]
History
In a desire for political renewal, several young civil servants from the Senegalese public administration and from other backgrounds, united in a committee to create PASTEF in January 2014.
The party is defined above all as being a dynamic.[3] Composed mainly of beginners in politics, nevertheless the personalities who make up the committee are qualified in trade union acts and public functions. Like taxation through its president.[4]
In 2017, PASTEF joined the People's Alternative coalition for the legislative elections of that same year.[5] This coalition is made up of several parties including: PASTEF, RND, MRDS, and others. During the final results, with 1.13% of the votes Ousmane Sonko - at the head of this coalition is elected deputy of the department of Dakar.
Two years after the first participation in the elections, the party is embarking on the presidential campaign, in which the President of the Republic of Senegal Macky Sall is a candidate for his own succession. In a country where people under 20 represent 55% of the population.[6] The young age of Ousmane Sonko compared to the other candidates and his virulent declarations resonate among young people.[7] Thus achieving a very good result with 15.67% of the votes and a third place for his first participation. Outgoing President Macky Sall was re-elected in the first round with 58.26%.
In September 2021 Ousmane Sonko formalized the creation of a new opposition alliance, Liberate the People, that included other political formations such as the Party for Unity and Rally and Manko Taxawu Sénégal.[8] During the following year the coalition contested first the 2022 local elections, winning in several major cities including Dakar,[9] and later the 2022 national election, gaining 56 seats and becoming the second biggest coalition in the National Assembly.[10]
Electoral results
Presidential elections
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
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| First Round | Second Round | |||||
| 2019 | Ousmane Sonko | 687,523 | 15.67% | — | Lost 
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National Assembly elections
| Year | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Rank | Status |
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| 2017[a] | Ousmane Sonko | 37,535 | 1.13% | 1 / 165
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New |  6th
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Opposition |
| 2022[b] | 1,071,139 | 32.85% | 56 / 165
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55
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2nd
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Opposition |
- ^ Run within People's Alternative (Ndawi Askan Wi) coalition.
- ^ Run within Liberate the People coalition.
References
- ^ https://senego.com/demenagement-ousmane-sonko-change-de-siege_913799.html Déménagement : Ousmane Sonko change de siège…
- ^ "A propos". Jotna - Ousmane SONKO (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ https://pastef.org/presentation-du-parti-pastef/ PRÉSENTATION DU PARTI PASTEF
- ^ https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/senegal-sonko-linspecteur-courage Sénégal. Sonko, l’inspecteur courage
- ^ https://www.pressafrik.com/La-Coalition-Ndawi-Askan-Wi-Alternative-du-peuple-au-front-pour-la-Refondation-des-institutions-et-contre-le_a166545.html La Coalition Ndawi Askan Wi/Alternative du peuple au front pour la Refondation des institutions et contre le présidentialisme autocratique
- ^ https://www.au-senegal.com/population-du-senegal,001.html Une population jeune et variée
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/afrique/region-47219201 Sénégal - élection : Ousmane Sonko, le "patriote"
- ^ "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.
