Party for Truth and Development
Party for Truth and Development Parti de la Vérité pour le Développement (PVD) | |
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Chairman | Cheikh Ahmadou Kara Mbacké |
Founded | May 6, 2004 |
The Party for Truth and Development (French: Parti de la Vérité pour le Développement, PVD) is a political party in Senegal. The chairman of the party is Cheikh Ahmadou Kara Mbacké.
History
The party was registered on 6 May 2004. Also known as the Party of God's Truth (French: Partie de la Verité de Dieu), the PVD is drawn from young unemployed men in Dakar's suburbs, as well as a faction of the Baye Fall Mouride sect. Kara Mbacké has become very controversial in Senegal. A grandson of the revered founder of the Mourides, he and his organisations have alternated between conflict and conciliation with the government and mainstream Mourides. He has paraded followers in black uniforms, declared himself "President" and alternated the titles of "Cheikh" and "General". In 2005, he backed down from challenging the government in presidential elections under pressure from his family (who still lead the Mouride movement). In November 2006, a month after announcing he would direct his followers to support opposition leader Idrissa Seck, his followers came into conflict with local police, and his compound was raided.
The party contested national elections for the first time in 2012, winning two seats in the National Assembly.[1] In the 2017 legislative elections, the party fell to one seat.[2]
References
- "Rassemblement du PVD Sortie musclée de Kara contre Wade", Nettali, 2 April 2006 (in French).
- Mansour Gaye, "Affaire des Baye Fall : La gendarmerie s'explique, Kara appelle à l'apaisement", Le Quotidien, 3 November 2006 (in French).
- "Serigne Modou Kara Mbacké, guide religieux et leader du PVD : « Personne ne peut m’opposer au président Wade »", Le Soleil, March 3, 2005 (in French).
- "Serigne Modou Kara Mbacké annonce son ralliement à Idrissa Seck"[permanent dead link], Panapress, 14 October 2006 (in French).
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