Liberate the People

Liberate the People
Yewwi Askan Wi
AbbreviationYAW
LeaderBarthélémy Dias
Ousmane Sonko
Khalifa Sall
FounderOusmane Sonko
Founded3 September 2021 (2021-09-03)[1]
IdeologySocial Conservatism
African Socialism
Political positionBig tent
Member partiesPASTEF
Party for Unity and Rally
Taxawu Senegaal
Republican Party for Progress
AND Saxal Liggeey
Colours  Purple,   Green
National Assembly
56 / 165
Website
yewwi-askanwi.com

Liberate the People (French: Libérer le peuple; Wolof: Yewwi Askan Wi, YAW) is a Senegalese political coalition led by Ousmane Sonko. The coalition opposes former President Macky Sall and allies against him with the Wallu Sénégal alliance led by the Democratic Party of Senegal.[2]

The party participated in the 2022 local elections, winning in several major cities, including Dakar.[3] After the 2022 national election the coalition became the second biggest in the National Assembly and the main opposition force against Macky Sall obtaining 56 seats.[4]

  1. ^ http://www.54etats.com/en/node/13735 Senegal: Can the new "Yewwi Askan Wi" coalition change things?
  2. ^ https://www.yewwi-askanwi.com/ Lors de leur conférence de presse, vendredi 03 Juin 2022 au siège de la coalition Yewwi Askan Wi , les leaders de la coalition Wallu Sénégal et Yewwi Askan Wi ont annoncé officiellement  » l’inter coalition ».
  3. ^ https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20220731-senegal-heads-to-polls-for-parliamentary-elections-in-test-for-presidential-vote Senegal counts legislative votes with eyes on 2024 presidential race
  4. ^ "Sénégal : l'opposition acceptera les résultats des législatives" [Senegal: the opposition will accept the results of the legislative election]. Africanews (in French). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.