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5 February 2024: Senegal President Suspends Presidential Election, Pushes Country into Chaos
19 January 2024: Long considered a unique model of democracy, Senegal’s political system is facing unprecedented challenges. The recent announcement of the outgoing President, Macky Sall, to not stand for the election on 24 February, was quickly overshadowed by his efforts to impose at any cost for the country, his protégé, Amadou Ba. His main opponent, Ousmane Sonko, has been jailed on questionable charges, and there had been great legal confusion for months over his ability to campaign and present himself. The situation is likely to worsen in the weeks ahead.(By MondAfrique | Photos:Prez Macky Sall)
Elections in Senegal
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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] | ||||||||
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 (in French), 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 (in French), 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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