mercredi 19 juin 2013

SURVEY: LOW SCORES: WHY THE LEFT-WING PARTIES HAVE NEVER WON ELECTION



The rebuilding of the historic Left. The debate was made on May 25 by some leftist parties in a panel organized by the initiative committee "Rebuilding the historic Left and Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, headed by Mansour and Djibril Aw Gningue to commemorate May 68. The conclusion today, as stated in the Manifesto of the historic Left Sandwich 2014-2017, is the political, which is claimed yesterday the historic Left: Independence Party (Pai Senegal), the Party Communist Senegal (Pcs), the Youth Movement Marxist-Leninist Mjml, the Independence Party and Working Pit, the Democratic League (Ld) AJ / PADS, Fernient were solid bases of patriotic and democratic movement and the forefront of all political conquests, democratic, social and cultural Senegal has known. Despite their strong influence and involvement in decisions affecting the country, the Left parties have never been able to surpass the 2% to the various presidential elections in which they participated. What makes these headed by charismatic leaders like Amath Dansokho Abdoulaye Bathily Mahmouth Diop time parties struggle to mobilize crowds and make the most of Senegalese join their cause. To find answers to this question, the observer in this case, gave the floor to some leaders of the Left parties. Explaining the reasons for the repeated failures of their political party, their future and the possibilities of reunion.


 


Parties -5%. Amath Dansokho Abdoulaye Bathily Landing Savane. Names that always come back in the history of elections in Senegal. Candidates or initiators of poles or coalitions, the leaders of Left parties have the political history of Senegal as the relevance of ideas and political strategies by their capacity for harm. But these parties and what remains of their leaders have become "licensed makers of Presidents" who operate in the periphery of power (Amath Dansokho and Abdoulaye Bathily, both have contributed significantly to the election as President Macky Sall but they are always on the periphery of power is as simple advisors Ministers Chair). Never satisfied (failure known as the "Presidential Majority governments Enlarged" of the era Diouf and Wade as governments from 2000 to 2011, why these parties have never been able to surpass the 2% to the various presidential elections. A question the current Secretary General of the Pit, Maguette Thiam, is "important." Because he said, most of the Left parties as their own, chose to go to the elections to win power by democratic means . But the reality is that in all that he has been elected as the last time, the score of the protagonists of the left parties, and if we stick to the last presidential and legislative elections, the forces of the Left, does not have to be extraordinary score. But Mr. Thiam, believes that this is not the basis of the most accurate observation. Indeed, he says, "many people do not know , sectors of the opinion that we will insist on our own banner in elections and it is obvious that if we do a lot of areas that want to express themselves by choosing to support the Left can rally, I'm not saying vote only for us, but to mobilize and vote for us. "For the Secretary General AJ / PADS, Mamadou Diop Decroix, the low score of the parties of the Left, is linked with the history of the Left. To believe Mamadou Diop Decroix, the contempt for money. When they were young, he said, those who had high salaries were ashamed to say.'s prefer not to be rich. People who were at the very comfortable, they shaved the walls. Even in the assessment system in hiding says Decroix, there was a level of income when people had, we always took everything over. Because we considered money embourgeoisait people. Therefore, he argues, it is the relationship with money behind these low scores of the Left. "Money is the sinews of war. If do not have money, you can not travel around the country. The main problem of the Left was not having the idea of ​​collecting the material and financial means necessary to its ambitions for the country. A shared position Ousmane Badiane, the responsibility for elections of Ld. Mr. Badiane For the first reason is that the Left parties are always marked by the spirit of hiding. This spirit of hiding the fact that they have forms of organizations that do not adapt to an open approach. While the takeover can only be done through the ballot box. This implies that we need a strategy that can sit an online brand and wide open. Many parties, he said, suffer from the legacy of hiding. The second reason is related to the scattering of Left parties. This is not conducive to the pooling of forces of the Left and strong rallies Left able to foster a dynamic level of the electoral process. leftist parties individually, says Badiane, charismatic leaders have a very clear programmatic line, a project very cohesive society. All highlight a number the values ​​of solidarity and good governance in the national interest of social justice. But the forms of organization and dynamics they should engage to form powerful clusters when there are major deadlines have a candidate in front of others, lacking. the approach of presidential elections, the Left parties, prefer to support other parties. The third reason is, according to Mr. Badiane methods. Increasingly with political developments in the country Money plays an important role during the election campaign. Liberal party has a war chest. With poverty, money plays an important role. leftist parties are not spoiled at this point. Internationally, he says, are the means with the former colonial power. Who prefers to fund parties that are not of the Left, who have a high sense of the national interest. Mbaye Diack, president of UFPE for its part also turns the low scores of the Left parties in the account of their dispersion. This is why no party of the Left could not exceed 2% in real elections. This fragmentation of the Left was that 'there is no left party sufficiently representative. general secretary Msu, Massene has any other explanation. "In Senegal when we speak of the Left, we think the Communists, since we are in a Muslim-majority countries when we talk about communists is that they did not believe in God.
Future of the Left Senegalese parties. What future for the Left parties? To this question, respondents were divided. Massene Niang think she has a future. But it is a condition."Yes, the Left has a future. But as long as people do their self-criticism, "he said. For the owner of Msu, the Left parties have more than 20 years, it did not work. They need to sit around the table, reflecting on better guidance of the Left. "And given the country's socio-political, or if the general caliph of Murid asked his talibes not vote a party of anti-Islamic obedience, you have nothing. Because people are not so emancipated that in Senegal "Massene Niang analysis.For Mbaye Diack, we can not say that the Left parties have no future ahead of them. Their future depends on it according to the new generation. It would, he argues, it becomes aware of the need to discuss frankly and be a real pole Left. "In 2000, we created a division that led to the creation of the CA 2000. But soon came the alternation each went to his side. Everyone went to negotiate with President Wade and Idrissa Seck. There was even internal rivalries between the elements of pole Left Ca 2000. It is important that young people realize "advises Mr. Diack. However, Diack seen in the fact that ideology is not developed at the younger generations, the people do not read, there is more school parties, which are discusses no real program, we no longer discuss different political programs that exist throughout the world, a real disability that could jeopardize the future of Left parties. The side of the pit, it is time to open. "We are very open at the Pit to create conditions to be together" supports Maguette Thiam. At Aj, the future of the Left lies in Mamadou Diop Decroix to continue to believe in ideals. "I think the overall situation in the world today and considered the situation of today's Senegal, clearly shows that the ideas and ideals of the Left are more relevant than in the past. Even the discussion of values, we speak today of crisis of values, crisis benchmarks, the rallying cry of the people today is about values. This has always been the pursuit of the Left. She had no money, but had its values, that was his wealth. It takes work to increase its influence and presence, but just around this core values ​​and vision, "says Mamadou Diop Decroix. If the Left does not care about that, it will be very difficult to gain power not in the sense of distributing money from left to right, but the financial resources to do its job.Retrouvaille of the Left? Regarding the reunion party of the Left, Ousmane Badiane think it's possible. But if he says, "we take stock of its work is done and we overcome the resentment for the interest the Left." Mamadou Diop Decroix, as the Left does not solve its problems, as it does not share a vision with the people, as it is not anchored more than in the past around core values ​​and benchmarks and have the sinews of war, we will talk nice, maybe we by maximizing influence in government decisions, but we do not end up to aspire to gain power as Left. Any reunion of the Left, seems utopian by Mbaye Diack. "It is unrealistic. There are differences between the various parties and at their leaders. I do not think it is easy to reconstruct the Left "he says. However, he says, "do not lose hope. Because there are new generations who gradually. Maybe subjectivism that has characterized some of the leaders, which prevents people speak frankly, that people are found, new generations succeed in raising it. " The recipe Massene Niang, for a reunion lies in a participatory approach. We must move towards the instruments of social development and solidarity as cooperatives, mutual societies try to involve all the people in the formulation of development strategies. "If we are to radicalism, there will be nothing," he warns.

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