- Senegalese Liberal Party
The Senegalese Liberal Party ("Parti libéral sénégalais") was a
political party inSenegal from1998 to2003 , led byOusmane Ngom .The party was born through a split from the
Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS). Ngom resigned from the PDS onJune 11 ,1998 , [http://www.afrique-express.com/archive/OUEST/senegal/senegalpartis/ousmanengompls.htm "Me Ousmane Ngom, l'ancien numéro 2 du PDS crée son propre parti"] , Afrique-express.com, July 30, 1998 fr icon.] after the party leadership was rearranged by PDS Secretary-GeneralAbdoulaye Wade onJune 5 and Ngom lost his position as deputy leader of the party and became permanent secretary instead. Ngom announced the creation of the PLS"Senegal: Opposition member forms new political party", AFP, June 19, 1998.] onJune 18 . [http://www.interieur.gouv.sn/ministre.php Profile of Ngom at Interior Ministry website] fr icon.]In the parliamentary election held on
29 April 2001 , the PLS won 0.9% of the popular vote and 1 out of 120 seats; Ngom was the only PLS candidate to win a seat, which he gained through national list proportional representation. [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20030422183021/www.gouv.sn/institutions/liste_deputes.cfm List of deputies elected in the 2001 election (2003 archive page)] , gouv.sn fr icon.]In
2003 the party merged with PDS.References
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