Senegal elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature . The president is elected for a seven-year term by the people (between 2001 and 2008, it was a five-year term; this was changed back to the pre-2001 seven-year term in 2008,[ 1] Macky Sall has stated he wants to have it reverted to five-year terms[ 2]
The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale ) has 150 members, elected for a five-year term, in multi-seat constituencies . Senegal has a multi-party system.
Electoral law
Gender parity
In 2010, as a result of feminist campaigning ,[ 3] parity " in all institutions that are "partially or totally" electoral. Lists of candidates have to alternate candidates of "the two sexes".[ 4]
In the 2012 parliamentary election , 64 of the 150 seats[ 5] 2022 election , 73 of the 165 seats (44%) were won by women.[ 6]
Latest elections
Presidential elections
Candidate Party Votes % Bassirou Diomaye Faye PASTEF 2,434,751 54.28 Amadou Ba Alliance for the Republic 1,605,086 35.79 Aliou Mamadou Dia [ 7] Party for Unity and Rally 125,690 2.80 Khalifa Sall Manko Taxawu Sénégal 69,760 1.56 Idrissa Seck Rewmi 40,286 0.90 Thierno Alassane Sall [fr ] Republic of Values 25,946 0.58 Boubacar Camara [fr ] Party of Construction and Solidarity 23,359 0.52 Aly Ngouille Ndiaye [fr ] Independent 20,964 0.47 Papa Djibril Fall The Servants / MPR 18,304 0.41 Serigne Mboup Independent 16,049 0.36 Déthié Fall Republican Party for Progress 15,836 0.35 Daouda Ndiaye Independent 15,895 0.35 Anta Babacar Ngom Alternative for the Next Generation of Citizens 15,457 0.34 Cheikh Tidiane Dieye Independent 15,172 0.34 Mamadou Diao Independent 14,591 0.33 Mamadou Lamine Diallo [fr ] National Patriotic Union/Tekki 9,998 0.22 Mahammed Dionne Independent 8,435 0.19 Malick Gakou [fr ] Grand Party 6,343 0.14 Habib Sy Independent 3,206 0.07 Total 4,485,128 100.00 Valid votes 4,485,128 99.24 Invalid/blank votes 34,125 0.76 Total votes 4,519,253 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 7,371,890 61.30 Source: Conseil constitutionnel
Parliamentary elections
Polls opened at 8:00 GMT and closed at 18:00 GMT on 31 July 2022. Partial results were expected to be announced on 31 July, with the provisional overall results to be announced on 5 August 2022.[ 8] gender parity law on Senegalese elections .[ 6]
Party Votes % Seats National Departmental Total United in Hope 1,518,137 46.56 25 57 82 Liberate the People 1,071,139 32.85 17 39 56 Wallu Sénégal 471,517 14.46 8 16 24 The Servants / MPR 56,303 1.73 1 0 1 AAR Sénégal 52,173 1.60 1 0 1 Bokk Gis Gis 44,862 1.38 1 0 1 Naataangue Askan Wi 25,833 0.79 0 0 0 Bunt Bi 20,922 0.64 0 0 0 Total 3,260,886 100.00 53 112 165 Valid votes 3,260,886 99.44 Invalid/blank votes 18,224 0.56 Total votes 3,279,110 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 7,036,466 46.60 Source: Constitutional Council[ 9]
See also
References
^ "Concern at Senegal term extension" . 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2022-01-10 .^ "Senegal's president concedes defeat; victory for African democracy" . LA Times Blogs - World Now . 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2022-01-10 .^ Barrel Gueye; Selly Ba (7 July 2021), Senegalese Feminism Across Generations: From Radicalism to a More Inclusive Feminism Heinrich Böll Foundation , Wikidata Q125142417 , archived from the original on 25 March 2024 ^ "Loi n° 2010-11 du 28 maLoi n° 2010-11 du 28 mai 2010 instituant la parité absolue Homme-Femmei 2010 instituant la parité absolue Homme-Femme" (PDF) . journal officiel du Sénégal (in French). 28 May 2010. Wikidata Q125145915 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2024.^ Elections Législatives au Sénégal: le nombre de femmes députées a presque doublé UN Women , 12 July 2012, Wikidata Q125176572 , archived from the original on 27 March 2024^ a b Keisha Gitari (12 September 2022), Le Sénégal compte la plus forte proportion de femmes parlementaires en Afrique de l'Ouest BBC News , Wikidata Q125176756 , archived from the original on 27 March 2024 ^ "Portrait : Qui est Aliou Mamadou Dia, candidat du PUR à l'élection présidentielle de 2024" . Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024 .^ "Senegal elects parliament in test for ruling party's influence" . Al Jazeera . Retrieved 1 August 2022 .^ "DÉCISION n° 20-E-2022 AFFAIRES n° 28-E-22 et n° 29-E-22" . 11 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022.
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