Liberate the People
Yewwi Askan Wi
AbbreviationYAW
LeaderBarthélémy Dias
Ousmane Sonko
Khalifa Sall
FounderOusmane Sonko
Founded3 September 2021 (2021-09-03)[1]
Political positionBig tent[2]
Member partiesPASTEF
Party for Unity and Rally
Taxawu Senegaal
Republican Party for Progress
AND Saxal Liggeey
Colours  Purple,   Green
National Assembly
56 / 165
Website
yewwi-askanwi.com

Liberate the People (YAW, Wolof: Yewwi Askan Wi; French: Libérer le peuple) is a Senegalese political coalition led by Ousmane Sonko. The coalition opposes President Macky Sall and allies against him with the Wallu Sénégal alliance led by the Democratic Party of Senegal.[3]

The party participated in the 2022 local elections, winning in several major cities, including Dakar.[4] After the 2022 national election the coalition became the second biggest in the National Assembly and the main opposition force against Macky Sall obtaining 56 seats.[5]

Composition

The coalition is composed of the following parties:[6]

Party Abbr. Leader Ideology Membership
African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity
Patriotes africains du Sénégal pour le travail, l'éthique et la fraternité
PASTEF Ousmane Sonko Pan-Africanism 2021-2023
Party for Unity and Rally
Parti de l'Unité et du Rassemblement
PUR Serigne Mouhamadou Moustapha Sy Islamic democracy 2021-present
Manko Taxawu Sénégal MTS Khalifa Sall 2021-present
Republican Party for Progress
Parti républicain pour le Progrès
PRP Déthié Fall 2021-present
National Alliance for Democracy - Saxal Liggeey
Alliance Nationale pour la Démocratie - Saxal Liggeey
AND Aida Mbodji 2021-present

Electoral history

National Assembly elections

Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Status
2022 Ousmane Sonko 1,071,139 32.85%
56 / 165
New Increase 2nd Opposition

References

  1. http://www.54etats.com/en/node/13735 Senegal: Can the new "Yewwi Askan Wi" coalition change things?
  2. https://twitter.com/AfricaElect/status/1553914868499202051 Sénégal: YAW (*) leader Barthélémy Dias announces that his alliance rejects BBY's declaration of victory and calls for waiting for the results' official publication.
  3. https://www.yewwi-askanwi.com/ Lors de leur conférence de presse, vendredi 03 Juin 2022 au siège de la coalition Yewwi Askan Wi , les leaders de la coalition Wallu Sénégal et Yewwi Askan Wi ont annoncé officiellement  » l’inter coalition ».
  4. 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
  5. "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.
  6. "La conférence des leaders de la coalition YEWWI ASKAN WI" (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2022.


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