President of Senegal

Election process

Inauguration

The Senegalese Constitution provides the following oath for the president which must be taken before they enter into office:

Term

Term duration

In 1991, presidential term lengths were extended from five to seven years.

In January 2001, during Abdoulaye Wade's first term, a constitutional referendum reduced the presidential term back to five years.

In July 2008, during Wade's second term, the National Assembly approved a constitutional amendment increasing the length of the presidential term back to seven years, as it was prior to the adoption of the 2001 constitution. This extension did not apply to Abdoulaye Wade's 2007–2012 term.

In 2016, during Macky Sall's first term, per another constitutional referendum, the length of the presidential term was decreased back to five years. The amendments were adopted in constitutional law № 2016-10.{{cite web |access-date=10 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331165310/http://www.jo.gouv.sn/spip.php?page=imprimer&id_article=10799 |archive-date=31 March 2018 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324064815/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35885465 |archive-date=24 March 2016

Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Senegal. Abdoulaye Wade was controversially allowed to run for president in 2012 following the 2008 constitutional amendment, but lost re-election to Macky Sall.

Privileges

Buildings

The Palace of the Republic () is the presidential residence, located in Dakar in the Plateau district. After having been the official residence of the Governor-General of French West Africa. The construction of the palace in its first state was ordered in 1902 by Gaston Doumergue, Minister of the Colonies, to house in the capital the Governor General of French West Africa who was then residing in Saint-Louis. The architect was Henri Deglane.

List of officeholders

;Political parties

;Symbols Elected unopposed

Timeline

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Latest election

Main article: 2024 Senegalese presidential election

References

References

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8. "Palais Présidentiel / Sénégal".