Senegalese Liberal Party

The Senegalese Liberal Party (Parti libéral sénégalais) was a political party in Senegal from 1998 to 2003, led by Ousmane Ngom.

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The party was born through a split from the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS). Ngom resigned from the PDS on June 11, 1998,[1] after the party leadership was rearranged by PDS Secretary-General Abdoulaye Wade on June 5 and Ngom lost his position as deputy leader of the party and became permanent secretary instead. Ngom announced the creation of the PLS[1][2] on June 18.[2][3]

In the parliamentary election held on 29 April 2001, the PLS won 0.9% of the popular vote and 1 out of 120 seats; Ngom was the only PLS candidate to win a seat, which he gained through national list proportional representation.[4]

In 2003 the party merged with PDS.[3]

References
  1. "Me Ousmane Ngom, l'ancien numéro 2 du PDS crée son propre parti" Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Afrique-express.com, July 30, 1998 (in French).
  2. "Senegal: Opposition member forms new political party", AFP, June 19, 1998.
  3. Profile of Ngom at Interior Ministry website Archived 2007-07-03 at the Wayback Machine (in French).
  4. List of deputies elected in the 2001 election (2003 archive page), gouv.sn (in French).
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