Free article preview  

The President now has a supportive parliament as well as government

The first year of 'transition' in partnership with Prime Minister Moustapha Niasse was difficult. Niasse's dismissal in March and now the parliamentary elections of 29 April have given President Abdoulaye Wade a much clearer hold on both executive and legislature. His coalition, known as Sopi (Change) or 'les Bleus' (the Blues) and led by his own Parti Démocratique Sénégalais, won by a landslide, taking 28 of the 30 départements and 89 of the 120 seats in the Assemblée Nationale....

(This article contains approximately 1628 words)

end of free article preview

Current subscribers: log in now to read the complete article. Misplaced your password? Then click here for a password reminder.

Not a subscriber? Then you can read this article in full either by becoming a subscriber now, for 3, 6 or 12 months, or you can buy this individual article.

  • Subscribe to Africa Confidential:
  • Buy this article:
  • 3-month subscription
    Prices from £205.00 (+ VAT where applicable)
    6-month subscription
    Prices from £376.00 (+ VAT where applicable)
    12-month subscription
    Prices from £705.00 (+ VAT where applicable)
  • UK & European Union
    £17.00 (+ VAT where applicable)
    Rest of the world
    $27.00

  • If you have a print subscription already, click here for a password that gives you full access to the website.
  • If you are logged in, but still cannot access the full text of this article, email customer services or telephone us on +44(0)1638 743633.

Keywords:

Moustapha Niasse, Abdoulaye Wade, Youssou Diagne, Mame Madior Boye, Basile Senghor, Awa Marie Coll Seck, Aïcha Agne Pouye, Macky Sall, Aminata Tall, Modou Fada Diagne, Ibrahima Wade, Abdoulaye Baldé, The rise and fall of Seck, Mamadou Seck, Makhtar Diop, Abdoulaye Bathily, Abdou Fall, Lamine Bâ, Idrissa Seck, Ousmane Ngom, Serigne Diop, Niasse, now opposition leader, Abdou Diouf, Ousmane Tanor Dieng, Cheik Abdoul Khadre Cissokho, Robert Sagna, Djibo Leyti Kâ, Amath Dansokho, Morocco, Mauritanian, Kenya, South African, Thabo Mbeki, France, Support from abroad, United Kingdom, United States, Sierra Leone, Maaouiya Ould Taya, Chebih Ould Cheikh Malainine, Guinean, Alpha Condé, Salif Sadio, Augustin Diamacoune Senghor, Gambian, Yahya Jammeh, Guinea Bissau, Kumba Yale, Sopi, les Bleus, Parti Démocratique Sénégalais, départements, Assemblée Nationale, ad interim, Walfadjiri, Parti de l'Indépendance et du Travail-Sénégal, Ligue Démocratique-Mouvement pour le Parti des Travailleurs, dauphin, frondeurs, Parti Libéral Sénégalais, Rénovation, Alliance des Forces de Progrès, Parti Socialiste, Union pour le Renouveau Démocratique, Mouvement des Forces Démocratiques de la Casamance