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	Senegalese Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Senegalese Democratic Party (French: Parti Démocratique Sénégalais) is a political party in Senegal.
		The party considers itself a liberal party and is member of the Liberal International.
		At the last legislative elections, 29 April 2001, the party was the major part of the Coalition Sopi, that won 49.6 % of the popular vote and 89 out of 120 seats.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Senegalese_Democratic_Party (127 words)

	Encyclopedia: Democratic Party
		The Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Croatian: Hrvatska demokratska zajednica Bosne i Hercegovine, HDZ BiH) is a political party of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
		The Democratic Party East Timor or Democratic Party In Timor-Leste is a political party of East Timor, established on June 10, 2001.
		The Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Democrat, PD) is a centre-right (formerly social democrat) party of Romania.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Democratic-Party (1680 words)

	Democratic Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Indonesia—Democratic Party (Indonesia), Indonesian Democratic Party, Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_Party (226 words)

	Politics of Senegal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Socialist Party dominated the National Assembly until April 2001, when in free and fair legislative elections, President Wade's coalition won a majority (89 of 120 seats).
		Its domination of political life came to an end in March 2000, when Abdoulaye Wade, the leader of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and leader of the opposition for more than 25 years, won the presidency.
		The principal political parties, however, constitute a true multiparty, democratic political culture, and they have contributed to one of the most successful democratic transitions in Africa, even among all developing countries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Senegal (789 words)

	Democratic Party - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		There are many political parties of diverse political orientation called the Democratic Party or similar.
		Cyprus — Democratic Rally (Dimokratikos Sinagermos), Democratic Party (Dimokratikon Komma)
		Netherlands Antilles — Democratic Party of Bonaire, Democratic Party of Curaçao, Democratic Party of Sint Eustatius, Democratic Party of Sint Maarten
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Democratic_party (237 words)

	Senegal Democratic Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The Parti Democratique Senegalais (Senegalese Democratic Party) is the party of current president of the republic A. Wade.
		The party is a member of the Liberal international and the main colour of its flag is blue.
		At the end of each session, the party's flag shall be given to the representative of the borough section, who shall hoist him.
	www.fotw.net /flags/sn}sdp.html (244 words)

	Senegal: history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		After slavery was abolished by the French revolution of 1848, the Senegalese became Â«second class citizensÂ» of the French Empire, with one political representative in Paris.
		In September, the US Government cancelled $42 million of the Senegalese debt in recognition of the countryâs support for the allies during the Gulf War and for its contribution to the Â«peace troopsÂ» stationed in Liberia.
		Although the new president promised that the main priority of his government would be to stop the separatist conflict by peaceful means, violence increased in Casamance that same month with successive attacks by some MFDC factions opposed to the conciliatory stance of some of their leaders.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=142 (1979 words)

	Democratic Party leader assumes office as president of Senegal
		Wade, the leader of the Democratic Party, appointed one of the other presidential candidates, Moustapha Niasse, as his prime minister.
		Twenty opposition parties came together under the Front for the Regularity and Transparency of the Election (RTE) to monitor attempts by Diouf to rig the ballot.
		The Mourides claim that 45 percent of the Senegalese population are members in what is a predominantly Muslim country.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2000/apr2000/sene-a05.shtml (1052 words)

	Senegal - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		To this end he pushed through a constitutional reform restricting political representation to three political parties: a ‘liberal democratic’ party (the Senegalese Democratic Party), a Marxist-Leninist party (the African Party for Independence) and a ‘social democratic’ party (his own, renamed the Senegalese Socialist Party).
		In 1988 the Socialist Party (PS) won another victory in the national elections, obtaining 72.3 per cent of the vote, while the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) won only 25.8 per cent.
		After 40 years of one-party rule, Wade won the March 2000 elections based on campaign promises denouncing the corruption and inefficiency of the Socialist government.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/countries/sen/History.stm (1661 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The PDS is strongly represented with 10 ministers, while the Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party, a member of the coalition, and the African Party for Democracy and Socialism have two ministers each in the line-up.
		1978-80 : Memeber of the Senegalese Parliament, National General Secretary, founder of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), first Party of legal opposition lin Africa, Vice-President of the Liberal International (London, Great-Britain), 08/04/91 - 18/10/92 : State Minister of the Republic of Senegal, 1995-1997 : State Minister to the President of the Republic of Senegal
		LD/MPT (Ligue Démocratique-Mouvement pour le Parti du Travial / Democratic League-Movement for the Labour Party)
	www.chez.com /vipsgov/senegal-e.htm (1120 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Famous for his intellectual and literary achievements, his rule was peaceful and largely benevolent, although the country was a one party state from 1966 until multiparty democracy was re-introduced in 1976.
		The Socialist Party (PS) won elections in 1993 and 1998 and President Diouf was re-elected in 1993.
		Senegal has contributed troops to numerous international peacekeeping operations, and senior Senegalese military are respected across the continent for their role in political and military interventions.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019744988156 (1788 words)

	Senegal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The Senegalese flag uses the pan-African colours, green, yellow and red, first used by Ethiopia and Ghana.
		Niasse produced records of "[a] visible replacement, on certain official documents, of the green star of the central yellow stripe of the national flag by a golden baobab" and of "the non-performance of the national anthem during official ceremonies".
		The Republic of Senegal is secular, democratic and social.
	www.fotw.us /flags/sn.html (1397 words)

	Contemporary Senegalese Politics
		Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the one-party (or state-party) political system was established in almost all newly independent West African countries, for the sake of national identity building, source of national unity, and political stability.
		As a consequence of all this, the average Senegalese joined the political opposition, the teachers, and the students who were the main challenging forces to Senghor' government since the early 1960s, to show strong disappointment to Diouf and to demand rapid changes.
		All observers of Senegalese contemporary politics agree that Diouf's lost to Abdoulaye Wade during the 2000 Presidential election as well as that of the Socialist Party during the parliamentary elections a year later, were the logical results of all these transformations.
	www.msu.edu /~seneibra/senegal/plan.html (1394 words)

	Politics of Senegal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature,reasonably independent judiciary, and multiple political parties.
		Its domination of political life came to an end in March 2000, when Abdoulaye Wade, the leader of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and leader of theopposition for more than 25 years, won the presidency.
		There are presently some 65 political parties, most of which are marginal and little more than platforms for their leaders.The principal political parties, however, constitute a true multiparty, democratic political culture, and they have contributedto one of the most successful democratic transitions in Africa, even among all developing countries.
	www.therfcc.org /politics-of-senegal-147976.html (820 words)

	Abdoulaye Wade (2003) - Prize For Freedom - Politics - Liberal International
		Maitre Wade was a pioneer of opposition politics in Senegal and founder and leader of the Senegalese Democratic Party.
		He has spent much of his life campaigning against the one-party rule by the socialists since Senegal gained independence from France in 1960.
		Abdoulaye Wade was born in 1926 in Saint-Louis, Senegal.
	www.liberal-international.org /editorial.asp?ia_id=693 (547 words)

	Senegalese Democratic Party - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Senegalese Democratic Party - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This political party- and liberalism-related article is a stub.
		Senegalese Democratic Party, See also and External link.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Senegalese_Democratic_Party (157 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Political parties: Twenty two political parties are registered, the most important of which are the Socialist Party (PS), the Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS), "AND JEF/PADS", the Democratic League/Movement for a Labor Party (LD/MPT), and the Independence and Labor Party (PIT) and the People's Liberation Party (PLP).
		The constitution, which previously restricted the number of political parties to four, was amended in 1981 to legitimize previously unrecognized parties.
		The Senegalese contributed a 600-member battalion to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, and also dispatched a battalion to the Shaba province of Zaire as part of the Inter-African Force assembled to counter dissident attacks against Kolwezi in 1978.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/senegal9607.html (2954 words)

	OTAL - Senegal Ministry
		He founded the Senegalese Democratic Party and has run in five presidential races.
		The results would mean the end of the Socialist Party's control of parliament, which it has dominated since this West African nation won independence from France in 1960.
		The former ruling party continued to control parliament, however, holding 97 of the last assembly's 140 seats.
	www.otal.com /senegal/senegalministry.htm (411 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The reshuffle, the eight since Wade won the elections in 2000, marks the growing distance between the president and the alliance that allowed brought him to power after years in the opposition when the country was under a 40 year long rule by socialist forces.
		The minister of labor Yero Deh and the head of urban planning Seydou Sy Sall, both from the Workers’ Party (LD/MPT), were substituted with two representatives of the Senegalese Democratic Party of President Wade, Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye and Assane Diagne.
		In the last two weeks, the political allies of the head of state have been ever more critical of his work; particularly, as far as a controversial amnesty law is concerned, which he launched last month, to forgive all political crimes committed in terms of elections from January 1983 and December 31, 2004.
	www.catholic.org /printer_friendly.php?id=13170§ion=Cathcom (283 words)

	sen005 Landslide victory for Senegalese President Wade's party
		Further, all parties, civil society and international observers recognise the "transparency and justice" in the election, again confirming Senegal as an exemplary democracy on African soil.
		According to Senegalese press reports, the victory of the Sopi alliance is almost total.
		The driving force behind the Sopi coalition is the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), which was founded by President Wade in 1974, and still is led by the 75-year-old president.
	www.afrol.com /News2001/sen005_sopi_wins.htm (551 words)

	Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001 - Senegal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		In March 2000, opposition leader Abdoulaye Wade, backed by a coalition of opposition parties, became president in an election considered to be both free and fair and marred only by reports of sporadic pre-election violence and minor procedural irregularities.
		On April 29, President Wade's Sopi (Change) coalition, comprised of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and its allies, earned 49.6 percent of the votes cast and gained a majority of 89 of 120 seats in the National Assembly elections, which were unmarked by violence and judged to be free and fair.
		In October the Senegalese national was released on bail, and in November the two French nationals were released on bail; trials were pending for all three at year's end.
	www.usemb.se /human/2001/africa/senegal.html (8269 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Senegal's premier party hack
		The appointment of Idrissa Seck as prime minister offers a strong reminder, if any were needed, that it is the Senegalese Democratic Party, the PDS, which is now by far the dominant political force in the country.
		From his adolescence onwards, he has been heavily involved with the party, running Mr Wade's abortive election campaign in 1988 and playing a key role in his eventual victory 12 years later.
		A father of four at 43, Idrissa Seck is still a youngster when compared to many of the leading figures in Senegalese politics, but he does not waste time flattering his foes even if they are his seniors.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/africa/2441907.stm (702 words)

	Attacks on the Press - 2002
		But, according to Senegalese journalists, the March 2000 election of Wade, who had been a member of the opposition, brought the press several new challenges.
		And coverage of two issues in particular has proven tricky for Senegalese reporters: the president’s links to the Islamic Mouride sect, to which he belongs, and his attempts to broker peace with the leaders of an armed insurgency in the lush southern Casamance Region.
		Sané and other journalists also describe President Wade’s appointment of a retired general and stalwart of the ruling Democratic Party to head the RTS as a government ploy to restrict access to information about the military campaign against the rebel Movement of Casamance Democratic Forces.
	www.cpj.org /attacks02/africa02/senegal.html (456 words)

	United Democratic Party: Welcome
		The incident was immediately followed by rampant attacks on, and beatings of, UDP supporters in various parts of the country by ruling party thugs and in some cases with the tacit support of the security forces.
		It is only the parties that nominate their representatives that will be empowered to withdraw them and re-nominate a substitute.
		The party feels that this is the only way to guard against adulteration of the head register with ghost names.
	www.udpgambia.org /boycott.htm (2467 words)

	afrol News: Senegalese Parliamentary President resigns
		Diagne - strongly attached to the party - after the elections at several occasions was quoted by the Senegalese making public remarks that strongly criticised PDS' election campaign.
		This was interpreted as an internal conflict in the party, something the protagonists however deny.
		The serious setback for the government party in the elections stood in sharp contrast to the April 2001 parliamentary poll, where PDS and its government allies had obtained 89 of a total of 120 deputies.
	www.afrol.com /News2002/sen019_diagne_resigns.htm (396 words)

	Abdoulaye Wade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Me Abdoulaye Wade (born May 29, 1926) is the third President of Senegal, (since 2000) and the leader of the Senegalese Democratic Party, a liberal party, member of the Liberal International.
		He became president on April1, 2000, after defeating the incumbent, Abdou Diouf, but was forced to cohabit with the former ruling party (the Socialists,which held a majority in the legislature until the Democratic Party's victory in the 2001 parliamentary elections.
		A new constitution was written in 2001, under the terms of which future presidents will be limited to 5-year terms after thecompletion of Wade's present 7-year term in 2007.
	www.therfcc.org /abdoulaye-wade-147972.html (144 words)

	Senegal - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		By 1966 no opposition parties were legally recognized while severe droughts during the late 1960's and 1970's seriously damaged the economy and caused widespread famine.
		Diouf's Socialist Party and on May 15, 1993 the vice president of the Constitutional Council, Babacar Seye was assassinated by six gunmen.
		Following the incident the leader of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), Abdoulaye Wade and several associates were arrested, although Wade was released soon after.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/senegal.htm (1422 words)

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