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] 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.
Electoral law
Gender parity
In 2010, as a result of feminist campaigning,[3] Law 2010-11 of 28 May 2010 established "absolute 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] (43%) were won by women candidates and in the 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 | Republic of Values | 25,946 | 0.58 | |
| Boubacar Camara | Party of Construction and Solidarity | 23,359 | 0.52 | |
| Aly Ngouille Ndiaye | 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 | National Patriotic Union/Tekki | 9,998 | 0.22 | |
| Mahammed Dionne | Independent | 8,435 | 0.19 | |
| Malick Gakou | 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] Women won 64 of the 165 seats, in line with the requirement of the 2010 gender parity law on Senegalese elections.[6]
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||||||