At Stake in this Election:  

• All 165 seats in the Senegalese National Assembly 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Bassirou Diomaye FAYE (since 2 April 2024) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Ousmane SONKO (since 2 April 2024) 

• Assembly: unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) with 165 seats. 

Electoral System: 

• The President is elected by majority vote in 2 rounds, if needed, to a 5-year term. 

• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. 

• 112 members of the National Assembly are elected by plurality vote in single and multi-seat constituencies. The remaining 53 members are elected by proportional representation in a nationwide constituency. All members are elected to a 5-year term. 

Last Election:  

In the last election in 2022, the Bloc of Liberals and Democrats – Takku (BLD-Takku) won a majority with 106 of 165 seats available. Voter turnout was 47%.  

New/Unique in this Election: 

In September, President FAYE dissolved the National Assembly and called a snap election two years into the legislative term, citing difficulties in working with the opposition-controlled body. 

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 28-29 September 2024 

• Voter registration deadline: Not applicable, no new voter registration for this election 

Main Parties in this Election:  

• Bloc of Liberals and Democrats – Takku / Bloc des Libéraux et Democrats –Takku (BLD-Takku) 

• • Consists of Alliance for the Republic / Alliance pour la Republique (APR) and Senegalese Democratic Party / Parti Démocratique Sénégalais (PDS) 

• • Seats won in last election: 106 (82 BBY, 24 WS) out of 165 

• PASTEF 

• • Seats won in last election: part of Yewwi Askan Wi coalition, which won 56 out of 165 seats 

• The Servants – MPR / Les Serviteurs – MPR  

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 165 

• Alternative for a Rupture Assembly / Alternative pour une Assemblée de Rupture (AAR) 

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 165 

• Together Face to Face / Bokk Gis Gis 

• • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 165 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 17,763,163 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 7,371,890 (2024) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 9,025,674 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 29 Jul 1980, Ratified 05 Feb 1985  

• Gender Quota:  Yes, party lists must alternate between male and female candidates. Additionally, in the event that only one candidate wins from the party list, if replacing an incumbent of the same party, the incumbent must be of the opposite sex. 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 76 of 165 (46%) in the National Assembly  

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.517, Low, Rank 169 (2024) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization:  (2023) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 08 Apr 2008, Ratified 19 Jul 2010 

• Projected population with a disability: 2,842,106 (2023 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

• Does IFES have a presence in Senegal: Yes  

• Election Access: Yes