Rewmi
LeaderIdrissa Seck
FounderIdrissa Seck
Founded2 October 2012 (2012-10-02)
Split fromSenegalese Democratic Party
HeadquartersDakar, Senegal
IdeologyLiberalism
Economic liberalism[1]
Political positionCentre
National affiliationUnited in Hope
National Assembly
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Rewmi (lit. 'country' or 'nation' in Wolof"[2]) is a political party in Senegal. It is led by Idrissa Seck, after he founded it in 2006.[3]

History

The party boycotted the June 2007 parliamentary election.[4] Idrissa Seck run in the 2012 presidential election but finished fifth and decided to endorse Macky Sall for the second round.[5] Following that, the party joined Macky Sall's United in Hope coalition for the 2012 election, that resulted in the coalition winning a majority of the seats. However just a year later the national secretariat of the party unanimously decided to quit the alliance over several disagreements between Idrissa Seck and Macky Sall.[6]

in 2019 Idrissa Seck contested for the third time the presidential election as main opponent of Macky Sall, and finished second with 20.51% of the votes, its best performance up to that moment.[7] Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Senegal registering its first case on 2 March 2020, Idrisa Seck started talks with other opposition forces and Macky Sall in order to find a common plan to face the pandemic.[8] This culminated with Idrissa Seck being nominated president of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council on 1 November 2020[9] and Rewmi officially joining the government with two of his members being assigned ministerial positions, putting an end to the conflict between Idrissa Seck and Macky Sall.[10]

Rewmi contested both the 2022 local elections and the 2022 national election back as member of the United in Hope coalition, but registered defeats in its historic stronghold of Thiés leaving Idrissa Seck in a weakened position and possibly close to withdrawing from political life.[11] Idrissa Seck stood again in the 2024 Senegalese presidential election.[12]

Electoral results

Presidential elections

Election Candidate First Round Second Round Result
Votes % Votes %
2007 Idrissa Seck 510,922 14.92% — Lost Red XN
2012 212,853 7.86% — Lost Red XN
2019 899,556 20.51% — Lost Red XN
2024 40,286 0.90% — Lost Red XN

National Assembly elections

Election Party leader Votes % Seats +/– Position Status
2012[a] Idrissa Seck 1,040,899 53.06%
119 / 150
 New Increase 1st Coalition
2017[b] 388,188 11.73%
7 / 165
 Decrease 112 Decrease 3rd Opposition 2017-20
Coalition 2020-22
2022[a] 1,518,137 46.56%
82 / 165
 Increase 75 Increase 1st Coalition
  1. ^ a b Run within United in Hope coalition.
  2. ^ Run within Manko Taxawu Sénégal coalition.

References

  1. ^ "Senegal". Africa Elects. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Former Senegalese Premier returns to ruling party, but insists on presidency"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, February 1, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2007. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Idrissa Seck lance le parti Rewmi pour "sauver le pays"" [Idrissa Seck launches Rewmi party to "save the country"]. Jeuneafrique.com (in French). Panapress. September 24, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
  4. ^ Diadie Ba, "Senegal's opposition to boycott elections", Reuters (IOL), April 2, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2007. Archived June 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Idrissa Seck à Macky Sall : Votre responsabilité est gigantesque" [Idrissa Seck to Macky Sall: "You have an enormous responsibility"]. PressAfrik (in French). Archived from the original on 10 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Rewmi quitte la coalition Benno bokk Yakkar" [Rewmi quits the Benno Bokk Yakkar coalition]. Leral.net (in French). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  7. ^ "DÉCISION N° 4-E-2019 AFFAIRE N° 25-E-19". Conseil Constitutionnel. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  8. ^ Laplace, Manon (24 March 2020). "Sénégal : face au coronavirus, Macky Sall tente l'union sacrée avec l'opposition" [Senegal: facing the coronavirus, Macky Sall tries the sacred union with the opposition]. Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  9. ^ Aidara, Cheikhou (1 November 2020). "Présidence CESE : Macky nomme Idrissa Seck" [CESE presidency: Macky appoints Idrissa Seck]. Seneweb (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  10. ^ "[Document] [Photos] Remaniement : Voici la liste du nouveau gouvernement". Seneweb (in French). 1 November 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. ^ Samb, Mbaye (17 August 2022). "Idrissa Seck rattrapé par ses promesses publiques" [Idrissa Seck caught up by his public promises]. Seneplus (in French). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  12. ^ Princewill, Nimi (2024-03-23). "Senegal goes to the polls as country's once sturdy democracy looks shaky". CNN. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
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