Country Profile
Senegal officially the Republic of Senegal is a country in Western Africa.
Senegal is subdivided into 14 regions, each administered by a Regional Council.
Education is compulsory and free up to the age of 16.
Capital Dakar
Currency CFA Franc
Population 13 Million (2011 Estimate)
Official Language French
Religion Islam practiced by approximately 90% of the country's population
History
In January 1959 Senegal and the French Sudan merged to form the Mali Federation , which became fully independent on June 20, 1960, as a result of the independence and the transfer of power agreement signed with France on April 4, 1960.
Due to internal political difficulties, the Federation broke up on Aug 20,1960, Senegal and French Sudan (renamed the Republic of Mali) proclaimed independence.
Leopold Senghor was proclaimed Senegal's first president in September 1960.
Government
Senegal is a Republic with a Presidency; the President is elected every 5 years as of 2001 .President is Head of State elected for a 7 year term.
Currently, Senegal has a quasi-democratic political culture, trying to be one of the more successful Post-Colonial Democratic transitions in Africa.Senegal has more than 80 Political Parties.Senegal, a former French colony, is seen as a stable democracy with an unbroken series of elections since independence in 1960.
Parliament
The Bicameral Parliament consists of the National Assembly which has 120 seats, and the Senate, which has 100 seats
Presidents of Senegal
S.No
|
Name
|
Period
|
Political Party
|
1
|
Leopold Senghor
|
Sep 6,1960 –Dec31,1980
|
Socialist Party of Senegal
|
2
|
Abdou Diouf
|
Jan 1,1981 to April 1,2000
|
Socialist Party of Senegal
|
3
|
Abdoulaye Wade
|
April 1,2000 to Incumbent
|
Senegalese Democratic Party
|
Prime Minister of Senegal
PM is the Head of Govt.appointed by the President of Senegal, who is directly elected for a five year term. The Prime Minister, in turn, appoints the Senegalese cabinet, after consultation with the President.
Souleymane Ndéné Ndiaye(Senegalese Democratic Party) is the current PM of Senegal in office from April 30,2009
Prime Ministers of Senegal
S.No
|
Name
|
Period
|
Political Party
|
1
|
Mamadou Dia
|
May 18,1960 to Dec18,1962
|
Senegalese Progressive Union
|
2
|
Abdou Diouf
|
Feb 26,1970 to Dec31,1980
|
Socialist Party of Senegal
|
3
|
Habib Thiam
|
Jan 1,1981 to April 3,1983
|
Socialist Party of Senegal
|
4
|
Moustapha Niasse(Acting)
|
April 3 – 29,1983
|
Socialist Party of Senegal
|
5
|
Habib Thiam
|
April 8,1991 to July 3,1998
|
Socialist Party of Senegal
|
6
|
Mamadou Lamine Loum
|
July 3,1998 to April 5,2000
|
Socialist Party of Senegal
|
7
|
Moustapha Niasse
|
April 5,2000 to March 3,2001
|
Alliance of the Forces of Progress
|
8
|
Mama Madior Boye
|
March 3,2001 to Nov 4,2002
|
Senegalese Democratic Party
|
9
|
Idrissa Seck
|
Nov 4,2002 to April 21,2004
|
Senegalese Democratic Party
|
10
|
Macky Sall
|
April 21,2004 to June 19,2007
|
Senegalese Democratic Party
|
11
|
Cheikh Hadjibou Soumare
|
June 19,2007 to April 30,2009
|
Independent
|
12
|
Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye
|
April 30,2009 - Incumbent
|
Senegalese Democratic Party
|
Senegal Presidential Elections - Feb 26,2012
The Presidential elections which were perceived as controversial due to President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy. The controversy stemmed from the fact that although the Senegalese constitution did not allow a president to serve more than two terms, President Wade amended the constitution last year which allowed him to run for a 3rd term.
Presidential Election Result - First Round
According to provisional results announced on Wednesday Feb 29,2012,President Abdoulaye Wade, has failed to secure an outright win and a 3rd term by polling less than the required 50% votes in the Presidential elections as he got only 34.82% of votes and Macky Sall got 26.57% votes.
President Abdoulaye Wade fails to secure outright win
Abdoulaye Wade's failure to win in the first round, when the opposition vote was split, is an embarrassing defeat. He was facing 13 opponents, who are now likely to unite behind Sall.
For most of Senegal's post-independence history, the presidential term was seven years long. When Wade was elected in 2000, he reduced it to five. In 2008, he amended the constitution to increase it back to seven years. Since taking office Wade had revised the constitution 15 times and was accused of treating the country and its laws as his personal property.
Unconfirmed reports from Senegal's controversial presidential election indicate a tight race between incumbent Abdoulaye Wade(24% of the vote) and former Prime Minister Macky Sall(21% of the vote)
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