Bokk Gis Gis

Bokk Gis Gis (lit. 'Shared Vision' or 'Common Vision'), officially the Convergence démocratique Bokk Gis Gis, is a political party in Senegal, led by Pape Diop.[1] It was principally made up of former members of the Senegalese Democratic Party, led by then-President Abdoulaye Wade, and won 4 seats in the 2012 parliamentary election. In 2017, the party rejoined Wade's coalition, Wattu Senegal,[2] and Pape Diop won the party's lone seat in the 2017 parliamentary election.[3] Following the 2022 parliamentary election Pape Diop was again elected as only MP for the party and he decided to support Macky Sall after its United in Hope coalition fell one seat short of majority to facilitate the formation of a new government.[4]

Election results

National Assembly elections

Election	Party leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Outcome
2012	Pape Diop	143,180	7.30%	4 / 150		3rd	Opposition
2017[a]		552,095	16.68%	19 / 165	15	2nd	Opposition
2022		44,862	1.38%	1 / 165	18	6th	Support
2024[b]		531,466	14.67%	16 / 165	15	2nd	Opposition

1. Run within Manko Wattu Sénégal coalition.
2. Run as part of the Takku Wallu Sénégal coalition.

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
2. "Le Soleil - 13ème législature : " Bokk Gis Gis " veut le maintien de Papa Diop à l'Assemblée nationale" (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-14.
3. "GROUPE PARLEMENTAIRE LIBERTE ET DEMOCRATIE". National Assembly of Senegal. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
4. Ollivier, Théa (17 August 2022). "Senegal's presidential coalition forms fragile majority in the National Assembly". Le Monde. Retrieved 1 September 2022.