Elections in Senegal

Senegal elects on 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] though incumbent president 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.

Latest elections

Presidential elections

Main article: 2019 Senegalese presidential election

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Macky Sall	Alliance for the Republic	2,555,426	58.26
Idrissa Seck	Rewmi	899,556	20.51
Ousmane Sonko	Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity	687,523	15.67
Issa Sall	Party for Unity and Rally	178,613	4.07
Madické Niang	Independent	65,021	1.48
Invalid/blank votes		42,541	–
Total		4,428,680	100
Registered voters/turnout		6,683,043	66.27
Source: Constitutional Council

Parliamentary elections

Main article: 2017 Senegalese parliamentary election

Party	Votes	%	Seats
			Constituency	National	Total
Benno Bokk Yakaar Coalition	1,637,761	49.47	95	30	125
Manko Wattu Sénégal Coalition	552,095	16.68	9	10	19
Manko Taxawu Sénégal Coalition	388,188	11.73	0	7	7
Party for Unity and Rally	155,407	4.69	0	3	3
Patriotic Convergence Coalition	65,235	1.97	1	1	2
Ndawi Askan Wi	37,535	1.13	0	1	1
Manko Yeesal Senegal Coalition	33,130	1.00	0	1	1
Patriotic Convergence for Justice and Equity	29,596	0.89	0	1	1
Oser l'avenir Coalition	24,342	0.74	0	1	1
And Saxal Liggeey Coalition	23,142	0.70	0	1	1
Party for Truth and Development	22,769	0.69	0	1	1
Alternative Pole Third Voice	19,675	0.59	0	1	1
Initiative for a Policy of Development	19,211	0.58	0	1	1
Citizen Union	18,268	0.55	0	1	1
Union for Federalism and Democracy	17,636	0.53	0	0	0
Senegal Can Kanam Coalition	16,142	0.49	0	0	0
Manko Wattu Senegal coalition	14,681	0.44	0	0	0
Movement for Republican Renewal	14,255	0.43	0	0	0
Joyyanti Coalition	14,231	0.43	0	0	0
Défar Senegal	14,179	0.43	0	0	0
And Défar Sénégal/Group of Support and Renewal of Public Action	13,145	0.40	0	0	0
And Suxali Senegal Coalition	12,541	0.38	0	0	0
Rally for Dignity and Prosperity	11,415	0.34	0	0	0
Democratic Federation of Ecologists of Senegal	10,957	0.33	0	0	0
Leeral Coalition	9,689	0.29	0	0	0
Party of Peace	8,850	0.27	0	0	0
Convergence of the Initiatives for Senegal	8,776	0.27	0	0	0
Neneen Citizen Convention	8,727	0.26	0	0	0
Mbollo Wade	8,093	0.24	0	0	0
Sunu Party for Solidarity and the Development of Senegal	7,758	0.23	0	0	0
Alternative Visions for Senegal	7,590	0.23	0	0	0
Fal Askan Wi Coalition	7,474	0.23	0	0	0
Framework of Reflection for Integral Development	7,295	0.22	0	0	0
Soppali Coalition	7,268	0.22	0	0	0
The Third Policy Coalition	7,033	0.21	0	0	0
National Front	6,605	0.20	0	0	0
Party for Citizen Action	6,551	0.20	0	0	0
Senegal-Vein Environment	6,398	0.19	0	0	0
Senegalese Democratic Rally	6,099	0.18	0	0	0
Alliance for Reform and Development	5,664	0.17	0	0	0
Citizens for Ethics and Transparency	4,980	0.15	0	0	0
Dental Senegal/Patriotic Action	4,300	0.13	0	0	0
Movement for Renewal, Freedom and Development	4,193	0.13	0	0	0
Patriotic Liberal Convergence	3,301	0.10	0	0	0
Republican Patriotic Front	3,156	0.10	0	0	0
Bi Nu Begg Assembly Coalition	2,951	0.09	0	0	0
Rally for Ethics and Emerging Values	2,148	0.06	0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	27,059	–	–	–	–
Total	3,337,494	100	105	60	165
Registered voter/turnout	6,219,446	53.66	–	–	–
Source: Senego

See also

• List of political parties in Senegal

References

1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7532882.stm
2. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/03/senegals-president-concedes-defeat-a-spot-of-rare-good-news-for-african-democracy.html

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database