| Country: | Senegal |
| Liberate the People | |
| Native Name: | Yewwi Askan Wi |
| Leader: | Barthélémy Dias Ousmane Sonko Khalifa Sall |
| Founder: | Ousmane Sonko |
| Foundation: | [1] |
| Abbreviation: | YAW |
| Position: | Big tent |
| Colours: | Purple, Green |
| Affiliation1 Title: | Member parties |
| Affiliation1: | PASTEF Party for Unity and Rally Taxawu Senegaal Republican Party for Progress AND Saxal Liggeey |
| Seats1 Title: | National Assembly |
| Website: | yewwi-askanwi.com |
Liberate the People (YAW, Wolof: Yewwi Askan Wi; French: Libérer le peuple) is a Senegalese political coalition led by Ousmane Sonko. The coalition opposes former President Macky Sall and allies against him with the Wallu Sénégal alliance led by the Democratic Party of Senegal.[2]
The party participated in the 2022 local elections, winning in several major cities, including Dakar.[3] After the 2022 national election the coalition became the second biggest in the National Assembly and the main opposition force against Macky Sall obtaining 56 seats.[4]
The coalition is composed of the following parties:[5]
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Membership | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#B13131 | African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity Patriotes africains du Sénégal pour le travail, l'éthique et la fraternité | PASTEF | Ousmane Sonko | Pan-Africanism | 2021–2023 | ||
| bgcolor= | Party for Unity and Rally Parti de l'Unité et du Rassemblement | PUR | Serigne Mouhamadou Moustapha Sy | Islamic democracy | 2021–present | ||
| bgcolor=#FF8040 | Manko Taxawu Sénégal | MTS | Khalifa Sall | 2021–present | |||
| bgcolor=#dbac08 | Republican Party for Progress Parti républicain pour le Progrès | PRP | Déthié Fall | 2021–present | |||
| bgcolor=#0000fe | National Alliance for Democracy - Saxal Liggeey Alliance Nationale pour la Démocratie - Saxal Liggeey | AND | Aida Mbodji | 2021–present | |||