United to Boost Senegal (, BSS) is a

Senegalese Demographic features of the population of Senegal include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. About 42% of Senegal's population i ...

political coalition. It was active in the 22 March 2009 Municipal elections in that country. The coalition was made up of members of parties opposed to

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Abdoulaye Wade Abdoulaye Wade (, ; born 29 May 1926) is a Senegalese politician who served as the third president of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), having led the party since it was founded ...

's ruling

Senegalese Democratic Party The Senegalese Democratic Party () is a political party in Senegal. The party considers itself a liberal party and is a member of the Liberal International. Abdoulaye Wade, who was President of Senegal from 2000 to 2012, is the party's leader. T ...

(Parti Démocratique Sénégalais) and its

Sopi Coalition The Sopi Coalition was the governing political alliance in Senegal during the presidency of Abdoulaye Wade. The alliance was composed of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and smaller parties. Wade was the Secretary-General of the PDS. The a ...

. Coalition partners included the

Socialist Party of Senegal The Socialist Party of Senegal (, PS) is a political party in Senegal . It was the ruling party in Senegal from independence in 1960 until 2000. In 2000, the party's candidate and previous incumbent president, Abdou Diof, was defeated by the le ...

, Alliance of the Forces of Progress, Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubël, and Reform Movement for Social Development. Prominent BSS members include Khalifa Sall, Biram Sassoum Sy, Doudou Issa Niasse, and Haoua Dia Thiam. The party's colours are Green and Yellow.

March 2009 elections

The party scored victories in the 2009 elections, including the election of former PS government minister

Khalifa Sall Khalifa Ababacar Sall (born 1 January 1956) is a Senegalese politician. He is a former government minister and a former mayor of Dakar. Sall became involved in political activism at the age of 11. He was a long-time member of the Socialist Part ...

as Mayor of

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 mill ...

and Fsd/Bj Secretary General

Cheikh Bamba Dièye Cheikh Bamba Dieye is a Senegalese politician who has served in the government of Senegal as Minister of Regional Planning and Local Government since April 2012. Previously he was Mayor of Saint-Louis, Senegal, as well as a Deputy in the Nation ...

as Mayor of Saint-Louis. BSS candidates won local seats across Senegal, including

Joal-Fadiouth Joal-Fadiouth is a town and urban commune in the Thiès Region at the end of the Petite Côte of Senegal, south-east of Dakar. ''Joal'' lies on the mainland, while ''Fadiouth'', linked by a bridge, lies on an island of clam shells, which are al ...

: in M'bour Department the BSS candidates won 12 of 16 local councils. Prominent PS coalition members won mayoral races in Yène,

Louga Louga (; Wolof: Luga) is a city in northwestern Senegal. Louga is a cattle market centre, and has road and rail links with the port city of Saint-Louis to the northwest and Dakar to the southwest. The area surrounding Louga is at the northe ...

, Mermoz-Sacré Cœur,

Podor Podor ( Wolof: Podoor) is the northernmost town in Senegal, lying on Morfil Island between the Sénégal River and Doué River on the border with Mauritania. It was the location of the ancient state Takrur. It is home to a ruined French colon ...

and

Kaffrine Kaffrine (Wolof: Kafrin) is the capital town of Kaffrine Region of Senegal. Agriculture Kaffrine lies in Senegal's Peanut Basin. Peanuts are the second most common crop for the people of Kaffrine, only behind Millet. Both crops are grown by ...

. In the run up to the elections, splits appeared in the BSS coalition, with non-PS candidates such as MRDS member Imam Mbaye Niang breaking with the PS.CONTRE LA BOULIMIE DU PS ET DE L’AFP : Imam Mbaye Niang sonne la révolte
Lobservateur : Vendredi 17 Avr 2009

References

External links

"Votez Bennoo Siggil Senegaal"
Local Elections 2009 official website.
Bennoo Siggil Senegaal Dakar
official website. {{Senegalese political parties Political party alliances in Senegal