Elections in Senegal
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Elections in Senegal gives information on election
and election results in Senegal
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Senegal elects on national level a head of state
- the president
- and a legislature
. The president is elected for a five year term by the people (seven year before 2007). The National Assembly
(Assemblée Nationale) has 150 members, elected for a five year term, in multi-seat constituencies. Senegal has a multi-party system.
There are plans to extend presidential terms to seven years.
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...
and election results in Senegal
Politics of Senegal
Politics in Senegal takes place within the framework of a semi-presidential, democratic republic. The President of Senegal is the head of state and the Prime Minister of Senegal the head of government. However, executive power in Senegal is concentrated in the president's hands...
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Senegal elects on national level a head of state
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
- the president
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
- and a legislature
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
. The president is elected for a five year term by the people (seven year before 2007). The National Assembly
National Assembly of Senegal
The National Assembly of Senegal is the lower house of Senegal's parliament.-The current National Assembly:The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 29 April 2001, has a total of 150 elected members who serve five-year terms. The electoral system is a mixed member...
(Assemblée Nationale) has 150 members, elected for a five year term, in multi-seat constituencies. Senegal has a multi-party system.
There are plans to extend presidential terms to seven years.