Editing Elections in Senegal (section)

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{{Politics of Senegal}}
[[Senegal]] elects on the national level a [[head of state]] – the [[President (government title)|president]] – and a [[legislature]]. The president is elected for a seven-year term by the people (between 2001 and 2008, it was a five-year term; this was changed back to the pre-2001 seven-year term in 2008,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2008-07-30|title=Concern at Senegal term extension|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7532882.stm|access-date=2022-01-10}}</ref> though incumbent president [[Macky Sall]] has stated he wants to have it reverted to five-year terms<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-03-26|title=Senegal's president concedes defeat; victory for African democracy|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/03/senegals-president-concedes-defeat-a-spot-of-rare-good-news-for-african-democracy.html|access-date=2022-01-10|website=LA Times Blogs - World Now|language=en-US}}</ref>). 

The [[National Assembly of Senegal|National Assembly]] (''Assemblée Nationale'') has 150 members, elected for a five-year term, in multi-seat [[constituency|constituencies]]. Senegal has a multi-party system.