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Party for Unity and Rally Parti de l'Unité et du Rassemblement | |
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| Abbreviation | PUR |
| Leader | Cheikh Mouhamadou Moustapha Sy |
| Founded | 3 February 1998 |
| Headquarters | Dakar, Senegal |
| Ideology | Islamism Islamic democracy Mixed economy Social conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| National affiliation | Yewwi Askan Wi |
| Colours | Green and white |
| National Assembly | 56 / 165 |
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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.
