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The Parti Démocratique Sénégalais (PDS, Senegalese Democratic Party) was
founded in 1974, after President of the Republic Leopold Senghor had allowed
multipartism. After unsuccessful attempts in 1978, 1983, 1988 and 1993, his
founder and national chairman, the lawyer Abdoulaye Wade (b. 1926), was
eventually elected President of the Republic of Senegal on 19 March 2003 and
reelected on 25 February 2007. In the general election of 3 June 2007, the
PDS was part of the "Coalition Sopi 2007", that received 69 % of the votes
and 131 out of the 151 seats in the Parliament. The general election was
boycotted by the opposition parties, which had already challenged the results
of the presidential election.
Ivan Sache, 27 April 2008
The symbols of PDS are described in the statutes of the party, as follows.
"Article 6 : Distinction
Chapitre I : Nature - Domaine
Les éléments de distinction du PDS sont :
- Couleur : La couleur du parti est le bleu, symbole de la pureté et aussi de l'immensité, de l'infini et de l'énergie;
- Drapeau : Le drapeau du PDS est d'une seule couleur : le bleu au milieu duquel figure le symbole du parti orienté S.O. vers le N.E.;
- Symbole : Le symbole du parti est un épi de mil couleur Or, illustrant l'idée de la germination, de création et de créativité;
- Devise : La devise du PDS est "Dignité - Justice - Fraternité";
- Signe : Le signe du parti est un V qui signifie victoire;
- Bulletin de vote : Les bulletins de vote du PDS sont d'une seul couleur : Jaune. Ils portent en outre le symbole du parti."