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PASTEF

Senegalese sovereigntist left · 2014– · Senegal · Left Sovereigntist · Electoral party · coding confidence low

−05ECcollective
+04CUtraditional
00AUbalanced
+03SCcentral
+04IDascriptive
−02CHlawful

Each axis runs from −10 to +10, with zero a genuine mixed or balanced position rather than an absence of opinion. A score describes a stated position and a governing record; it is not a judgement of merit. What each score means →

Core principles

Anti-corruption, monetary and resource sovereignty, renegotiation of colonial-era arrangements, social conservatism.

Economic model

Renegotiated oil and gas contracts, exit debate over the CFA franc, agricultural self-sufficiency, expanded social spending.

Organisation of powers

Won the presidency in 2024 weeks after its leaders were released from prison; alternation accepted by the outgoing government.

Reading note

Left economics with culturally conservative positions — a common configuration outside Europe and one that European labels handle badly.

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The evidence for every score

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EC · Economic organisation · scored −05

Coded −5: resource sovereignty and expanded social spending.

  • Documented act or statuteOil and gas contracts and fishing agreements were placed under review in 2024.

CU · Social and cultural order · scored +04

Coded +4: economically left and socially conservative.

  • Documented act or statuteLeadership has affirmed the criminalisation of homosexuality while campaigning on anti-corruption.

AU · Organisation of power · scored 00

Coded at zero: won office by election after its leaders were imprisoned, and the incumbent conceded.

  • Documented act or statuteThe election was held ten days after the leaders' release under an amnesty; the outgoing president conceded immediately.

SC · Scale of decision · scored +03

Coded +3: a unitary state with West African regional commitments.

  • Documented act or statuteRemained in ECOWAS and mediated with the departing Sahel states.

ID · Rule of membership · scored +04

Coded +4: national sovereignty with a conservative religious frame.

  • Documented act or statuteProgramme commitments to renegotiate colonial-era arrangements; homosexuality remains criminalised.

CH · Method and tempo · scored −02

Coded −2: electoral, from imprisonment to office in weeks.

  • Documented act or statuteLeaders were released under an amnesty ten days before the 2024 election and won it.

Nearest organisations by measured distance

Straight-line separation across all six axes, out of a maximum of 49.0. Proximity means similarity of stated position, not endorsement and not resemblance in outcome.

Countries

Senegal

Cite this page

Scores are revised on evidence, so a citation should carry the version it refers to. Version 4.3.1 is current; the revision log records every change.

McGrath, K. (2026). PASTEF. The Political Atlas, version 4.2. https://thepoliticalatlas.com/organisations/pastef/ (accessed 2026-08-01).

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