Socialist Party of Senegal

Socialist Party of Senegal Parti socialiste du Sénégal
Secretary	Aminata Mbengue Ndiaye
Founder	Léopold Sédar Senghor
Founded	1958 (as UPS) 1976 (as PS)
Preceded by	Senegalese Popular Bloc
Headquarters	Hann Bel-Air, Dakar
Ideology	Social democracy Democratic socialism 1958–1976: African nationalism African socialism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	United in Hope
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance Socialist International
Colors	Green, red
National Assembly	0 / 150
Website
www.ps-senegal.sn
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The Socialist Party of Senegal (French: Parti Socialiste du Sénégal, PS) is a political party in Senegal . It was the ruling party in Senegal from independence in 1960 until 2000.^[1] In 2000, the party's candidate and previous incumbent president, Abdou Diof, was defeated by the leader of the Senegalese Democratic Party, Abdoulaye Wade.^[2]

Ousmane Tanor Dieng has been the First Secretary of the Socialist Party of Senegal since 1996 and was the presidential candidate in 2007 and 2012. The best-known figure of the party was Léopold Sédar Senghor, the first president of Senegal. The Socialist Party of Senegal's goal is to work on the implementation of democratic socialism into Senegal's political atmosphere.^[3] The implementation of democratic socialism includes the establishment of an open, democratic, and humanitarian society while preserving African identity.^[3] Since 1976, the Socialist Party of Senegal is the official socialist party choice for the country.^[2]

The Socialist Party of Senegal is a full member of the Socialist International. As of 2018, there were about 1.2 million party members.^[3]