United in Hope
{{Infobox political party
| country = Senegal
| name = United in Hope
| native_name = Benno Bokk Yaakaar
| logo = Logo of the Benno Bokk Yakaar.png
| leader = Mahammed Dionne
| founder = Macky Sall
| foundation = {{start date|2012|||df=y}}
| dissolution = {{start date|2024|9|2|df=y}}
| successor = Takku Wallu Sénégal
Jàmm ak Njariñ
| abbreviation = BBY
| ideology = Liberalismhttps://twitter.com/AfricaElect/status/1553757038454398979 Benno Bokk Yakaar (liberal)
Faction:
Social democracy
| position = Centre
Faction:
Centre-left
| international = Liberal International
| continental = Africa Liberal Network
| colours = {{color box|#7A4D30|border=darkgray}} Brown, {{color box|#FEF9DB|border=darkgray}} Beige
| colorcode = {{party color|United in Hope}}
| affiliation1_title = Member parties
| affiliation1 = Alliance for the Republic
Alliance of the Forces of Progress
Socialist Party of Senegal
Rewmi
| website = {{URL|https://www.bby2022.com/}}
{{URL|https://bby.sn/}}
}}
United in Hope ({{langx|wo|Benno Bokk Yaakaar}}, BBY; {{langx|fr|link=no|Unis par l'espoir}}) was a political coalition in Senegal led by then-President Macky Sall's Alliance for the Republic party. The coalition managed to obtain a majority in the National Assembly both in the 2012 and the 2017 election.{{Cite web |title=Senegal elects parliament in test for ruling party’s influence |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/31/senegal-elects-parliament-in-test-for-ruling-partys-influence |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-01 |title=Senegalese vote test for ruling party - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2022/08/01/2003782783 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=www.taipeitimes.com}} Following the 2022 election the coalition fell one seat short of the majority, but still managed to form a minority government thanks to the support to Pape Diop, the only MP elected from Bokk Gis Gis.{{cite web |last=Ollivier |first=Théa |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/08/17/senegal-presidential-coalition-achieves-fragile-majority-in-the-national-assembly_5993908_4.html |title=Senegal's presidential coalition forms fragile majority in the National Assembly |date=17 August 2022 |access-date=1 September 2022 |work=Le Monde}} However on 25 September 2022 Aminata Touré, who lead the 2022 electoral campaign, announced she would no longer sit with BBY in the Assembly, accusing President Sall of promoting Amadou Mame Diop as president of the National Assembly due to "familial ties", meaning that the government lost its majority in the chamber.{{Cite web |last=Ollivier |first=Théa |date=2022-09-25 |title=Sénégal: Aminata Touré claque la porte du groupe présidentiel à l'Assemblée |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20220925-s%C3%A9n%C3%A9gal-aminata-tour%C3%A9-claque-la-porte-du-groupe-pr%C3%A9sidentiel-%C3%A0-l-assembl%C3%A9e |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=RFI |language=fr}}
The coalition was dissolved by Macky Sall on 2 September 2024.{{Cite web |last=kagaye |date=2024-09-03 |title=Politics: Macky Sall dissolves the Bennoo Bokk Yaakaar coalition |url=https://www.senenews.com/en/senegal/politics-macky-sall-dissolves-the-bennoo-bokk-yaakaar-coalition-839.html |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=SeneNews in English – Senegal news, breaking news, Africa news and videos |language=en}} APR and Rewmi subsequently joined the Takku Wallu Sénégal coalition led by Macky Sall, while AFP and PS joined the Jàmm ak Njariñ coalition, led by Amadou Ba.
Composition
The coalition was composed of the following parties:
class=wikitable
! colspan="2"| Party ! Abbr. ! Leader ! Ideology ! Membership |
bgcolor={{party color|Alliance for the Republic (Senegal)}} |
| Alliance for the Republic | APR | Liberalism | 2012–2024 |
bgcolor={{party color|Alliance of the Forces of Progress (Senegal)}} |
| Alliance of the Forces of Progress | AFP | 2012–2024 |
bgcolor={{party color|Socialist Party of Senegal}} |
| Socialist Party of Senegal | PS | Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye | 2012–2024 |
bgcolor={{party color|Rewmi}} |
| Rewmi | | Liberalism | 2012–2013 |
Electoral history
= National Assembly elections =
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!Election !Party leader !Votes !% !Seats !+/– !Position !Status |
2012
| rowspan="2" |Macky Sall |1,040,899 |53.06% ||{{Infobox political party/seats|119|150|{{party color|United in Hope}}}} |New |{{increase}} 1st |{{yes2|Majority}} |
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2017
|1,637,761 |49.47% ||{{Infobox political party/seats|125|165|{{party color|United in Hope}}}} |{{increase}} 6 |{{steady}} 1st |{{yes2|Majority}} |
2022
|1,518,137 |46.56% |{{Infobox political party/seats|82|165|{{party color|United in Hope}}}} |{{Decrease}} 43 |{{steady}} 1st |{{yes2|Minority}} |
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References
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Category:Defunct political party alliances in Senegal
Category:Political parties established in 2012
Category:Political parties disestablished in 2024
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