IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Senegal

Name	Official Name	Type
Senegalese National Assembly	Assemblée Nationale	Assembly
Senegalese Presidency	None	Head of State & Government

The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to 2 rounds and may serve up to two 5-year terms.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
In the National Assembly, 112 members are directly elected by plurality vote, and 53 members are directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote. All members serve 5-year terms.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Senegalese National Assembly	1998-05-24	1,243,274	3,164,827	39.28
Senegalese Presidency	2000-02-27	1,696,384	2,725,987	62.23
Referendum	2001-01-07	1,678,097	2,552,589	65.74
Senegalese National Assembly	2001-04-29	1,888,911	2,802,253	67.41
Senegalese Presidency	2007-02-25	3,472,712	4,917,157	70.62
Senegalese National Assembly	2007-06-03	1,738,675	5,004,096	34.75
Senegalese Presidency	2012-02-26	2,735,135	5,302,349	51.58
Senegalese Presidency	2012-03-25	2,915,893	5,301,648	55.0
Referendum	2016-03-20	2,184,311	5,719,090	38.19
Senegalese National Assembly	2017-07-02	3,337,494	6,219,446	53.66
Senegalese Presidency	2019-02-24	4,426,344	6,683,043	66.23
Senegalese National Assembly	2022-07-31	3,281,583	7,036,466	46.64
Senegalese Presidency	2024-03-24	4,519,253	7,371,890	61.3

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