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Senegal: National Assembly, 2 July 2017
At stake in this election:
- 165 seats in the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale)
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Macky SALL (since 2 April 2012)
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Mohammed Abdallah Boun DIONNE (since 4 July 2014)
- Assembly: Unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 165 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- 105 members of the National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) are directly elected by a plurality vote in single and multi-seat constituencies and 60 members are directly elected by a proportional representation vote in single and multi-seat constituencies. All members serve 5-year terms.
Last Election:
- The last election for the National Assembly in Senegal occurred in 2012. The United in Hope Coalition (Benno Bokk Yakaar) won a majority, with 119 seats.
Main candidates in the election:
- United in Hope Coalition / Benno Bokk Yakaar
- Leader: Macky SALL
- Seats won in last election: 119
- Winning Coalition Wattu Senegal
- Leader: Abdoulaye WADE
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Manko Taxawu Senegal
- Leader: Khalifa SALL
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Party of Unity and Rally
- Leader: El Hadji SALL
- Seats won in last election: 0
- Patriotic Convergence Coalition / CP-Kaddu Askan Wi
- Leader: Abdoulaye BALDE
- Seats won in last election: 0
Population and number of registered voters:
- Population: 14,668,522
- Registered Voters: 6,219,446
Gender Data:
- Female Population: 7,561,094 (est.)
- Is Senegal a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (29 July 1980)
- Has Senegal ratified CEDAW: Yes (5 February 1985)
- Gender Quota: Yes
- Female candidates in this election: Yes
- Number of Female Parliamentarians: 64
- Human Development Index Position: 162 (2016)
- Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium
Disability Data:
- Is Senegal a signatory to CRPD: Yes (25 April 2007)
- Has Senegal ratified CRPD: Yes (7 September 2010)
- Population with a disability: 2,096,375