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Party for Unity and Rally

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Party for Unity and Rally
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The Party for Unity and Rally (French: Parti de l'Unité et du Rassemblement; PUR) is an Islamist political party in Senegal. The party was founded in 1998 and is led by Cheikh Mouhamadou Moustapha Sy. The party won three seats at the 2017 parliamentary election. In September 2021 it joined Ousmane Sonko's Liberate the People alliance.[1] During the following year the coalition contested first the 2022 local elections, winning in several major cities including Dakar,[2] and later the 2022 national election, gaining 56 seats and becoming the second biggest coalition in the National Assembly.[3] Its colours are green and white; its symbol is two doves facing each other.

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  1. Run as part of the Liberate the People coalition.
  2. Run as part of the Sàmm Sa Kàddu coalition.

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